Reporter – Explainers & Trends
Posted on 1/10/2023
INACTIVE
Forbes

1,001-5,000 employees

Business magazine & news platform
Company Overview
Forbes is on a mission to help drive change in business, society and culture.
Data & Analytics

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$231.2M

Founded

1917

Headquarters

Jersey City, New Jersey

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

3%
Locations
United States
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Wordpress
SEO
Requirements
  • 2+ years' experience as a full-time writer or editor
  • Past job in an editorial newsroom (or like) workplace
  • Proven ability at writing quickly and accurately
  • Outstanding writing, grammar and editing abilities
  • An instinct and enthusiasm for identifying newsworthy, as well as shareable, stories and topics that resonate with the target audience
  • Understanding of the latest content trends and technologies, including content management systems like Wordpress, Social Media and SEO best practices
Responsibilities
  • Identify topics for explainers off of news stories that make sense for a Forbes reader
  • Ability to write efficiently and authoritatively, able to identify appropriate, expert sourcing for a story
  • Track down sources quickly for information when necessary
  • Strong research skills (ability to skim popular news sources quickly, as well as background with Nexis)
  • Strong headline writing skills, and comfort with any/all social media platforms
  • Strong interest in and basic knowledge of business news and financial coverage
  • Familiarity with Search trends