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Lead Reporter, Venture Capital at PitchBook Data

Lead Reporter, Venture Capital

PitchBook Data · CA, US

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Lead Reporter, Venture Capital

PitchBook Data · CA, US

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About the Role

As a member of the Editorial team, you will spend each day immersed in the private markets, aiming to help our customers be better investors, advisors, and market participants. The work you will do plays a direct role in the evolution of the industry! PitchBook News seeks an experienced journalist to analyze and break news and cover major trends shaping the venture capital market. This reporter will lead the production of PitchBook’s daily VC & emerging tech newsletter, setting its editorial direction while delivering consistent, short-form, and high-quality reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the production of PitchBook’s daily VC newsletter, owning its editorial direction, daily execution, and quality bar
  • Build a newsletter experience that speaks directly to our core audience of venture dealmakers and founders, covering the market with an insider’s point of view and sharp, original analysis
  • Deliver a steady stream of analysis of news and data as well as enterprise reporting
  • Source and edit newsletter contributions from other reporters and PitchBook’s analyst team, ensuring a consistent voice and quality standard across the product
  • Collaborate with PitchBook research analysts, data analysts, and data visuals team to produce unique, insightful journalism
  • Build and cultivate a deep network of industry sources
  • Attend major conferences or other relevant events in person, including some travel when needed
  • Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
  • Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 8+ years of experience in financial journalism required, ideally on the venture capital and/or startup beat
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
  • Proven track record of impactful, agenda-setting coverage of venture capital or technology
  • Based in San Francisco with an established network of venture capital and technology leaders
  • Demonstrated ability to write clearly and concisely with little or no rewriting by editors
  • Skill navigating data to find insights and tell stories with charts
  • Translate complex financial and tech topics with an engaging and authoritative voice
  • Possess initiative and the ability to pitch and develop your own story topics independently
  • Proven ability to juggle multiple projects amid various deadlines
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily

Skills

  • Financial journalism
  • Venture capital
  • Startup beat
  • Data analysis
  • Writing
  • Editing
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Excel

Location

  • San Francisco

Work Type

  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • 8+ years of experience

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

  • $120,000-$150,000
  • 10% target annual bonus

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Additional medical wellness incentives
  • STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance
  • Paid sabbatical program after four years
  • Paid family and paternity leave
  • Annual educational stipend
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • CFA exam stipend
  • Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
  • Employee assistance program
  • Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days
  • Matching gifts program
  • Employee resource groups
  • Subsidized emergency childcare
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Company-wide events
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Quarterly team building events
  • 401k match
  • Shared ownership employee stock program
  • Monthly transportation stipend

About the Company

  • At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.
  • Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.
  • If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

Equal Opportunity

  • We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.