What are the responsibilities and job description for the Capitol Hill Reporter, Senior position at Bloomberg Industry Group?
Bloomberg Government is seeking an energetic and ambitious reporter to cover the financial services industry from Capitol Hill. This reporter would navigate the hallways of the House and Senate to interview lawmakers, track legislative developments, and write breaking news stories and deeply reported enterprise. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with sharp news instincts who is looking to cover the biggest stories in Washington, move fast to break news, develop deep sourcing within Congress, and collaborate with a team of reporters on the Hill and across the newsroom.
What you will do:
Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristic”). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).
What you will do:
- Produce stories with compelling leads, nut graphs, solid framing, and diverse sourcing that can be published with minimal editing
- Break exclusives, while cultivating sources, developing story ideas, and conducting probing interviews.
- Leverage in depth knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
- Collaborate with colleagues on topic, multimedia and graphics teams as well as work independently.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource for more junior reporters throughout the newsroom.
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in English or journalism preferred.
- 7 years’ experience in journalism, including at least one year reporting on legal, tax, or government topics.
Bloomberg Industry Group maintains a continuing policy of non-discrimination in employment. It is Bloomberg Industry Group’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, and the Company is committed to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified individuals without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law (“Protected Characteristic”). Bloomberg prohibits treating applicants or employees less favorably in connection with the terms and conditions of employment, in all phases of the employment process, because of one or more Protected Characteristics (“Discrimination”).