Bloomberg Industry Group
Sacramento Correspondent 2
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Job Description: Tax Reporter
We’re looking for a reporter to break news and find scoops on the biggest tax stories in California and on the West Coast. You’ll write daily articles and enterprise diving into the legal and regulatory changes driving tax policy and the implications for companies and individuals. You’ll build sources across industries and the regulatory space and collaborate with reporters and editors from California to Washington DC. California is the world’s fourth-largest economy, and tax stories are at the heart of it. This is your chance to write stories with real-world impact.
What You Will Do
- Report and write news articles and breaking news alerts, often on deadline.
- Cover news as it happens, live and in person, including at courthouses, state legislatures, and other strategic locations within your assigned region.
- Pitch, develop, and write analytical pieces and feature stories on complicated subjects like tax and legal developments, making them accessible to readers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
- Establish strategic relationships with sources, editors, news desk, etc.
- Serve as a resource for other correspondents and Washington-based reporters.
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in English or journalism preferred.
- 8-12 years’ experience in journalism, including at least one year reporting on subject areas covered by assigned publications.
- Demonstrated knowledge of journalism principles and techniques.
- Knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
- The ability to cover events live as they happen and meet with sources in-person within the location being covered.
Compensation Range
Placement in the salary range will be decided upon completion of the interview process. Salary determination will be determined based on factors including but not limited to relevant experience, demonstrated skills related to the requirements of the role, education, certifications, and geographic location.
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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”).
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