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Salary: USD 100,000 - 130,000 / annual
Axios Pro Deals is seeking an experienced M&A reporter to join its subscription news service. You will cover mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and hostile takeovers for a highly engaged audience of dealmakers and financial professionals. Your role is to break news, develop exclusive scoops, and explain complex M&A transactions in clear, compelling language tailored to Axios' reader-first format.
You will be well-sourced across investment banks, law firms, advisers, and the broader M&A ecosystem. Beyond traditional reporting, you'll amplify your impact through appearances in national newsletters, television, radio, podcasts, and social media. You'll also have opportunities to drive news at industry conferences and build your personal brand within the dealmaking community.
Axios Pro Deals operates as a collaborative team of journalists focused on delivering essential news to the dealmaking community. You'll work in a fast-paced, high-pressure news environment where spotting top story ideas, crafting conceptual pieces, and driving conversation with trend analysis are core responsibilities.
Key expectations include subject matter expertise in M&A, exceptional writing ability, comfort as an on-air expert, strong sourcing skills, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, deadline-driven newsroom. You should embody an entrepreneurial spirit, embrace Axios' "Smart Brevity" writing philosophy, and be committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Subject matter expertise on the M&A landscape
- Proven ability to break news and secure exclusives
- Exceptional writing abilities
- Experience spotting top story ideas and crafting conceptual stories
- Expertise driving conversation with scoops and trend stories
- Experience on stage at conferences getting sources to break news
- Comfort appearing on television, radio, and podcasts as an expert guest
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external audiences
- Positive attitude and ability to thrive in high-pressure news environment
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Belief in Smart Brevity as core writing style
