Journalist (Senior Writer)

Green Street Agency - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

Real Estate

About the position

We are seeking a seasoned scoops-oriented reporter to cover commercial real estate finance for large commercial properties. Our newsletters, Real Estate Alert and Commercial Mortgage Alert, have been covering the sector for 30-plus years. Our reporting teams are committed to telling readers what they are not supposed to know about the latest on deals and dealmakers in the U.S. commercial real estate equity and debt markets. The publications are widely recognized among real estate professionals for their sophisticated, cutting-edge reporting. The successful candidate will be responsible for breaking exclusive stories on the real estate finance market, with a heavy focus on CMBS and REIT bonds. This role requires authoring at least 2-3 stories and 1-2 personnel items for a weekly publication schedule. Establishing a contact base and regularly meeting with industry sources is essential, as is attending industry conferences for networking and source development. The writer will also work on articles to accompany quarterly league tables and biannual regulatory compliance features, developing a beat mastery that allows for authoritative trend pieces and market analysis.

Responsibilities

• Breaking exclusive stories on the real estate finance market, including a heavy focus on CMBS and REIT bonds
• Authoring at least 2-3 stories and 1-2 personnel items for weekly publication schedule
• Establishing a contact base and regularly meeting with industry sources
• Attending industry conferences as needed for networking and source development
• Working on articles to accompany quarterly league tables and biannual regulatory compliance feature
• Developing a beat mastery allowing for authoritative trend pieces and market analysis

Requirements

• Completion of at least a bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of reporting experience with hard-news clips from a daily newspaper, online information service or weekly publication
• A track record of developing hard-to-access sources on competitive beats
• Business-news experience is strongly preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of the CMBS market, finance or banking industries is a plus

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including highly competitive medical and dental insurance
• Company sponsored employee assistance program, life insurance and long term disability coverage
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) matching
• Vacation, sick, and personal time
• Company paid holidays and summer half day Fridays
• Cell phone reimbursements & gym stipends
• 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave & 2 weeks fully paid paternity leave