Leadership Reporter
Fortune is seeking a seasoned, enterprising journalist to join the newsroom as a reporter, covering the most important leadership trends shaping corporate America and the global business landscape.
This reporter will uncover the evolving forces driving executive decision-making, strategy, innovation, and corporate culture—delivering essential insights to Fortune’s influential readership of business leaders, and profiling the titans and disrupters that drive the global conversation
You will:
Lead coverage of business and corporate leadership, focusing on executive strategy, company performance, and market-defining trends
Report and write a mix of breaking news, analysis pieces, profiles, and deeply reported enterprise stories on deadline
Identify and explain broader trends within the C-suite and across industries, connecting them to the shifting business and economic environment
Use data and financial reporting tools to identify emerging stories and craft compelling, evidence-driven journalism
Participate in Fortune events and panels, including discussions on corporate strategy, governance, innovation, leadership challenges, and market disruption
Collaborate with Fortune’s video and digital teams for multimedia storytelling, including on-camera interviews and live discussions
The right candidate:
Has significant experience covering corporate America or global business, with a journalistic track record of breaking stories and delivering sharp analysis
Brings deep knowledge of how companies operate—strategically, financially, and politically—and an ability to turn complex developments into engaging narratives
Is a creative and self-directed reporter who can shape coverage priorities and develop high-impact story ideas independently
Has a strong network of business sources including executives, analysts, investors, and policymakers
Displays strong editorial judgment, clarity in writing, and an eye for contextualizing daily business news within larger trends
Understands what makes Fortune unique and is committed to delivering must-read journalism that drives the conversation in corporate circles
Compensation Range: $100,000 - $140,000
Location: In person at our New York City headquarters
About Fortune:
At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We do this by providing trusted information, compelling storytelling, rigorous benchmarking, and community building that connects global business leaders. Our core values are humility, ownership, and transparency.
Fortune Media is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in all its forms.
A few of Fortune’s perks and benefits:
- 20 vacation days and 2 personal days on top of 11 company holidays and an honor-based sick leave policy
- Health, dental, and vision coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), along with flexible spending accounts where Fortune contributes to your HSA
- 401(k) plan
- Generous parental leave
- Dependent care, commuter, and cell phone benefits
- Tuition reimbursement program
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
About Fortune:
At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, great storytelling, rigorous benchmarking and world-class community building. And our key values are humility, ownership, and transparency.
The policy of Fortune Media is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Fortune Media affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.
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What We Do
FORTUNE is a global media organization dedicated to helping its readers, viewers, and attendees succeed big in business through unrivaled access and best-in-class storytelling. We drive the conversation about business. With a global perspective, the guiding wisdom of history, and an unflinching eye to the future, we report and reveal the stories that matter today—and that will matter even more tomorrow. With the trusted power to convene and challenge those who are shaping industry, commerce and society around the world, FORTUNE lights the path for global leaders—and gives them the tools to make business better.
