Reporter, Supply Chain Job at Techtarget in Washington

About Informa TechTarget
Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT) informs, influences and connects the world’s technology buyers and sellers, to accelerate growth from R&D to ROI. With an unparalleled reach of over 220 highly targeted technology-specific websites and more than 50 million permissioned first-party audience members, Informa TechTarget has a unique understanding of and insight into technology markets.

Underpinned by those audiences and their data, we offer expert-led, data-driven, and digitally enabled services that deliver significant impact and measurable outcomes to our clients. We provide our customers with:

• Trusted information that shapes the industry and informs investment
• Intelligence and advice that guides and influences strategy
• Advertising that grows reputation and establishes thought leadership
• Custom content that engages and prompts action
• Intent and demand generation that more precisely targets and converts

Our organization is committed to sustainability, diversity, wellbeing, and ethical working practices. Visit informatechtarget.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Industry Dive is a leading business journalism company. Nearly 13 million decision-makers across 20+ competitive industries rely on its exclusive insight and analysis delivered through 26 publications. Industry Dive was founded in 2012 to provide business leaders with the information they need to move industries forward. Our team of reporters, editors, designers, and marketers delivers insights and programs that spark innovation, fuel growth and shape agendas in every industry we cover.

Job Description

Supply Chain Dive seeks an experienced reporter to join a dynamic team responsible for covering news and trends affecting end-to-end supply chain management.

As part of your regular duties as a reporter, you will regularly write breaking news briefs, articles, and in-depth features on how retailers and manufacturers respond to supply chain issues. While doing so, you will work closely with a team to build engaging coverage on a range of strategic topics, including supplier relations, demand planning, and logistics management.

You will own an assigned beat by cultivating relationships with key stakeholders and monitoring trends, news and industry developments, as well as pitching original stories. You will also have some regular editing responsibilities. This position reports to the Managing Editor.

What you’ll do:

• Build an assigned beat
• Develop source relationships with organizations and analysts relevant to your beat
• Pitch story ideas and work with editors to refine angles
• Write an average of 5 items per week, of varying length and depth
• Identify and support team coverage of key storylines we will own
• Produce daily and weekly newsletters alongside your team — reporting, writing and editing every day in a collaborative fashion
• Work as a team player to support Supply Chain Dive's goals

We prefer candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience and appreciation for collaborating as part of a team
• Source- and beat-building skills
• Experience reporting on legal, regulatory, financial and/or manufacturing topics
• Experience mining earnings reports, government documents and public filings for news
• An understanding of abstract supply chain management concepts and practices
• An interest in working on innovative storytelling formats or data visualization projects
• An aptitude for analyzing trends, data and issues for business leaders
• B2B writing experience
• Familiarity with editing and AP style

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in business reporting
• A proven track record of strong writing and reporting skills
• Familiarity with business journalism and ability to interpret business concepts
• Experience connecting dots between business concepts, industry practices, and major news stories to highlight larger trends
• Ability to build relationships with important sources and report on complex subjects
• Experience pitching to and working collaboratively with an editor
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, daily news environment
• Deadline-oriented time management skills; ability to turn around stories on tight deadlines

Additional Information

The salary range for the role is $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 USD depending on experience.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Time out: Open PTO, plus 10 national holidays, and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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