Senior Reporter, LinkedIn Newsletters

Forbes is hiring an enterprising journalist to join its growing newsletters team as the lead writer of a new portfolio of social media-first newsletters, sent weekdays. Forbes’ newsletters are key to its growth-minded business model, and this is a new role on a new team that works with every corner of the newsroom.

This writer will help shape a key product and command a high profile within Forbes and on social media, showcasing a distinctly Forbes lens on topics from billionaires and career advice to startups and investing. We’re looking for an authoritative, nimble, analytical and creative writer who embraces the unique possibilities of newsletters to create great journalism and build relationships with readers and has a strong vision for how to achieve this. A collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit is a must, as is a knack for fresh perspectives on the news and analysis that spotlights the newsroom’s best work.

Responsibilities

• Develop, iterate and improve our new LinkedIn newsletter portfolio, working closely with journalists around the newsroom to spotlight and expand upon their best work, adding original reporting as needed
• Work with editors to pitch and develop each day’s newsletter, as well as special editions, collaborations with colleagues, as needed to support the newsletter
• Engage with readers via social media, creatively relying on audience engagement to deepen the newsletter and its reporting and incorporating reader feedback
• Track newsletter performance and work with the newsletters team to build audience and to improve on key performance indicators
• Work closely with our product, design and growth teams to optimize the reader experience
• Cover for other newsletter writers, as needed.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ newsroom experience, some of it in a daily environment, ideally including some experience writing newsletters
• Strong news judgment, ethics, reporting and writing skills and attention to detail
• A distinct authorial perspective and voice, and/or an interest in developing them
• Deep interest in a diverse range of online audiences, analytics and the best practices of editorial newsletters
• An interest in and facility for engaging directly with readers
• A creative approach and appetite for experimentation
• Fluency and interest in business news with an appreciation and enthusiasm for the Forbes brand

The above is not an ironclad list of requirements, and candidates whose qualifications differ are encouraged to apply and highlight what unique background they would bring to the role.

The annual base salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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