Reporter

Reporter, RIA

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven reporter to join our editorial team based in New York, covering our RIA channel.

You’ll be reporting on trends, breaking news, and major shifts across the independent wealth management industry, writing for an audience of financial professionals who value sharp insight and original reporting.

This is a role for someone who thrives on scoops, wants to dig deeper than press releases, and can tell complex stories with clarity. You’ll work closely with the Citywire RIA Editor and a wider global team, with your work featured online and in our daily newsletter read by thousands of advisors across the US.

What you’ll be doing:

-Writing timely, accurate, and compelling news stories that matter to the RIA and independent wealth management communities.

-Building strong relationships with key industry sources to uncover exclusive news and develop original reporting.

-Covering a wide range of topics, including strategic shifts at advisory firms, key personnel moves, regulatory developments, investment strategy trends, and more.

-Attending events, conferences, and face-to-face meetings to stay close to industry developments.

What we’re looking for:

-Reporting Experience: You have proven experience or formal training as a journalist, ideally covering finance, business, or professional services.

-Writing Skills: You can write clean, sharp, and engaging copy under deadline pressure.

-Source Development: You understand the value of relationships in journalism and are confident in picking up the phone, networking, and digging for stories.

-Industry Understanding: You bring, or are eager to build, knowledge of wealth management, investment advisory firms, and the broader financial services landscape.

Meet Citywire

We cover - and connect - all sides of the $100 trillion global asset management industry - through our news, events and insights.

At Citywire, we uphold a culture rooted in honesty, integrity, and fairness, where every voice is valued and heard. Our culture promotes constructive dialogue and collaboration on a global scale.

Join the team at the Heart of Wealth.

Our perks:

-Generous holiday entitlement: Start with 20 days per annum, increasing to 23 days after three years' service, and 25 days after five years' service, in addition to federal and state holidays.

-$600 annual allowance for well-being activities or gym memberships, with assistance available for monthly or annual costs.

-Generous health insurance contributions from day one.

-Dental, vision, HRA, HAS and FSA plans available.

-Company 401k/Roth retirement plan with employer contribution (up to 4%).

-Cycle to work scheme and annual travel card loans.

-Access to life insurance, plus short and long term disability insurance.

Citywire is an equal opportunities employer.