Energy Correspondent

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The role
The Financial Times is hiring a new energy correspondent. 

Energy is one of the most consequential and dynamic beats at the FT, sitting at the intersection of geopolitics, markets, climate, and corporate strategy. 

From the workings of Opec + to Europe’s struggling transition away from fossil fuels, energy is reshaping economies and political alliances and we are looking for a journalist who can chronicle these changes with depth, authority and flair.

You will be responsible for both coverage of the oil and gas markets and coverage of some of the world’s biggest energy producers, working closely with the regional correspondents and the energy team in the US. 

Your reporting will also span geopolitics, energy security, infrastructure and policy shifts in major economies, as well as new technologies across all sectors, such as carbon capture, new fuels, small modular reactors or nuclear fusion. 

The role includes everything from breaking news and corporate scoops to deep investigative features and international reporting trips. The energy transition is one of the FT’s most important cross-disciplinary themes, and you’ll work closely with colleagues across Markets, Companies, Climate Capital, and Visual/Data journalism.

This is a high-profile, rewarding role at the heart of one of the biggest stories of our time.

Key responsibilities

• Generate scoops, exclusives and reads for the Companies, Markets and World desks while writing breaking news, original features and contributing to other sections of the FT
• Cooperate effectively with colleagues in London, Europe, Asia and the North America energy team
• Produce simple charts, handle data and identify opportunities to collaborate with Visual and Data journalism teams
• The position requires an understanding of both companies and markets, as well as the geopolitical role that energy - and especially oil and gas - plays. You’ll need to be as comfortable with a government minister as you are a hedge fund manager or company executive
• Occasional Sunday/Public Holiday shifts are required as part of the Industry team rota

 

Please submit your application by the end of the day, Thursday 28 August 2025. 

 

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