Reporter, Financial Services and Retirement

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether

Advance your career with the leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions. ISS STOXX empowers investors and companies to build sustainable financial and social value by providing high quality data, analytics, and insight. The company’s clients rely on its expertise and capital stewardship to help them make informed investment decisions, and our people are equally passionate about positively impacting the communities where we live and work. If you want to be a part of an exciting work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and provides you with the support you need to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! Join our team at  ISS STOXX!

Media comprises a highly regarded set of publications, digital assets, and research known for editorial integrity, objectivity, and leadership within the industry as well as a conference business in the retirement segment. PLANADVISER is the trusted information and solutions resource for America’s retirement benefits decision-makers while PLANSPONSOR is dedicated to helping employers navigate the complex world of retirement plan design and strategy. Chief Investment Officer, meanwhile, delivers insight to institutional chief investment officers and other key investment decision makers at the worlds’ largest public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, insurance funds, health care organizations, family offices, and defined contribution plans.

We’re seeking someone who is personable enough to hold court with a room full of executives, and savvy enough to spot trends and news in the retirement plan and institutional investment industries and accompanying marketplace. The right person will work with industry sources to deliver daily news stories, scoops, and larger trend pieces on top retirement plans, recordkeepers, investment firms, etc. —all backed with excellent writing skills.

What You'll Do:

• Produce daily news and feature-length articles for the brands’ websites

• Develop close contacts within the employer-sponsored retirement plan world

• Break news across the executive, legislative and regulatory arenas by working sources, reporting from conferences and attending public meetings. Focus on the federal compliance landscape of the Department of Labor, Treasury Department, IRS and SEC.

• Managing multiple assignments while meeting daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines

• Sourcing and producing interviews with retirement plan/adviser/asset allocator executives and other industry thought leaders

• Producing  newsletters and posting stories to the web

• Ability to network and greet a room

What We Need from You:

• 0-5 years' experience as a reporter or financial industry professional who takes initiative in finding, pitching, and delivering well-reported and “actionable” stories about issues affecting retirement plans/plan advisers/asset allocators Ability to multitask and to deliver 1-2 news stories per day, plus regular feature and in-depth stories

• Good track record of reporting on the financial industry

• Ability to read, understand and break news from court filings, financial and legislative documents

• Good communication skills

• Knowledge of AP Style

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Added plus: Understanding of financial markets and investing, HTML, WordPress, FinalCut Pro, podcast, and copyediting experience

This role is being recruited in New York City. 

Base salary: The New York City expected base pay range is $65,000 - $75,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and level of education.

The role is bonus or sales incentive eligible.

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What you can expect from us

Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being. 

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another. 

Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.

About ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally