Staff Writer, Education

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Forbes seeks an intrepid reporter and writer to cover education with a focus on the intersection of business, technology, policy and finance. In other words, covering the education business and higher education, through a Forbes lens. The candidate should be able to pursue big scoops and to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where creativity and teamwork are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Write thought-provoking timely well reported stories; articles should be a combination of scoops, deeply-reported investigations and contrarian/Forbesian takes on the world of education.
• Cover the world’s best and worst players and institutions in the education space
•  Monitor day-to-day education news
• Be comfortable working with data, from both the government and private sources to discover new trends. 
• Oversee annual top colleges list as well as come up with new lists on the education beat.

The ideal candidate

• Has at least two years of experience covering business or education–and preferably, experience in both
• Shows previous success breaking news, covering big players & writing thoughtful features and investigative pieces
• Is proficient in analyzing financial data and statistics
• Is well sourced
• Bachelor’s degree

The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $100,000

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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