Correspondent, Business & Economics

The New York Times is looking for talented, experienced and versatile reporters to join our London-based Business team to cover business and economics affecting Europe and the world. We have two new beats: one focusing on industrial companies particularly in aviation and aerospace, autos, manufacturing, robotics and defense; one focusing on consumer companies particularly in retail, fashion and apparel, food and drink and media.

You will write about companies and the executives who run them, the employees who power them, and the whistleblowers who expose their misdeeds and strategic mistakes. The mandate is to use companies to tell bigger stories about government, economics, culture, trade, technology and geopolitics.

We are looking for an energetic and determined journalist who loves beat reporting and thrives when competing on the most compelling and important storylines. The starting point for this coverage is Europe but we put a heavy emphasis on stories that make wider connections, and you will work closely with other correspondents in Europe, Asia, the United States and elsewhere. This is a high metabolism job. You will write news, second-day stories, analysis, explainers and enterprise. You will collaborate across multiple desks and teams including International, Breaking News, Video and Graphics. You will write articles, 75-word Live updates, contribute to newsletters and videos and participate in collaborative reporting projects.  

This is an in-office position based in London, and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week, except when you are on reporting assignments. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow news, events and cultural trends on your beat to determine, in conjunction with your colleagues and editors, themes worthy of coverage as breaking news, day news or as enterprise. 
• Must be as comfortable and enthusiastic reacting to immediate breaking news as you are writing thoughtfully and deeply about events and issues. 
• Write medium- and long-term enterprise and the occasional delightful feature.
• Deliver scoops and exclusive news.
• Contribute to and sometimes be the lead correspondent on live briefings, writing briefing-length stories, joining planning meetings and providing live coverage. 
• Build a network of sources that will inform rich and original reports, news and features.
• Cover news accurately and efficiently; maintain and cultivate news sources and contacts; obtain information through interviews, observations and research.
• Present facts and analysis in clear written form and in conformity with Times style, length and other requirements, and developing high-impact stories from the broader themes that underpin incremental news developments. 
• Write on deadline; receive and react to feedback and edits. 
• Commit to The New York Times’s strategy, ethics, standards and mission for both themselves, their team, stringers and colleagues.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
• This role reports to the International Business Editor.

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

• A bottomless curiosity about the world and a love of news and storytelling
• A self-evident commitment to the power of tough and fair reporting
• An ability to produce stories that are crisply written and well organized, framed to draw in busy, scrolling readers and delivered in language that is accessible
• A striving passion for professional development and the ability to learn from everyone around them
• A collaborative, genuine and independent spirit that takes satisfaction in not only their own growth but the success of their team and colleagues 
• Significant reporting experience

In order to be considered for this role, please submit your resume, cover letter and top 5-7 clips. 

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For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. 

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

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