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Financial Advisor IQ Reporter

New York

Financial Advisor IQ, the leading publication covering the business of wealth management, is looking for a journalist who can thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom. 

The reporter will be responsible for covering the wirehouse beat and practice management trends within these firms. This includes coverage of some of the largest players in the wealth management space — Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Wells Fargo — as well as feature stories on topics relevant to how advisors build and grow their business.  

You will write about how advisors at these companies find new clients, keep the ones they have, and think about topics like marketing, hiring, succession and investment portfolio construction. You’ll also write about the targets set by the companies they work for, initiatives at those companies and how they set pay and fees.  

You will join a team of highly motivated and skilled journalists. The ideal candidate will be  able to quickly establish themselves as a leader in the newsroom. We want an energetic reporter who will throw themselves at the financial advisor space and develop the inside sources and know-how to produce exclusive, must-read stories. We seek team players who thrive in a work environment that offers collegiality, while working to beat competitors.  

FA-IQ is an FT Specialist publication, focused on informing and educating advisors with daily news and features focusing on the wealth management business, practice management and other content relevant to their day-to-day jobs and longer term careers.  

 

Duties 

The job requires a reporter who can work on a daily deadline and write and report three or more in-depth articles a week. You will be expected to quickly learn as much as you can about wirehouses and the broader financial advisor industry. We want someone who has a nose for news, can develop a network of sources and manage a pipeline of enterprise stories. You will be expected to interview top industry executives and financial advisors to generate exclusive stories that financial advisors can’t find elsewhere and feel they can’t do without.  

The role could be at the reporter or senior reporter level, depending on domain expertise, experience and qualifications. 

You will contribute to all sections and formats of Financial Advisor IQ editorial including video interviews and features, occasional moderating of live or virtual events, occasional travel to industry events and whatever else comes up.   

Every reporter and editor at Financial Advisor IQ is held to fundamental standards of integrity, honesty and journalistic ethics. 

Qualifications/Attributes 

  • Passion for delivering readers fresh news and sophisticated insights 
  • An engaging interview style that promotes confidence and open dialogue with seasoned business leaders 
  • Proven experience in covering a beat, and in writing feature or analytical articles.  Experience covering financial services a plus. 
  • Experience with content in multiple formats (e.g. photo, video, charts & graphs, etc.) and reworking stories from concept to publication 
  • Ability to generate and pitch story ideas 
  • A high personal standard of excellence and sense of pride in your work 
  • Excellent editorial judgment 
  • Attention to detail 
  • Curiosity and a desire to learn. 

 What’s in it for you 

We’re a stable and profitable publishing company with the majority of revenues being subscription based. An equal opportunity employer as part of Nikkei, we offer great benefits in a supportive and collegial working environment and the opportunity to work with others who are passionate about their jobs. This position would be located in our New York offices in lower Manhattan. 

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $71,000-$90,000, depending on whether the candidate has the qualifications to join at a reporter or senior reporter level.  

To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skill set; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organizational needs.  

The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.  

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East. 

 

About Us 

The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future. But for our people, the FT offers so much more than what we do. FT people come from all kinds of backgrounds and work across a huge range of disciplines and locations, and find an empowering, warm and welcoming culture that values curiosity and rewards smart, ambitious thinking. Those who are willing to unite around our mission and live our values will find plenty to challenge, inspire and interest them. Like the audiences we serve, no two FT people are the same; but together we help our audience be better informed and understand the world around them. It’s a job that’s never mattered more, and a career that can take you anywhere you want to go. 

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace 

At the FT, we aim for employees across all regions to have a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs. We'll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups. 

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