Real Estate Reporter

Summary

Join Bisnow's growing editorial team as a high-energy, collaborative, and news-obsessed individual. This remote position, open to candidates anywhere in the United States, requires mastering Bisnow's editorial process, building relationships, and thriving in a fast-paced environment. You will write articles, cover breaking news and events, and develop sources within the commercial real estate industry. The role demands strong writing skills, news judgment, and digital experience, along with a minimum of two years in real estate journalism. Bisnow offers a monthly retainer providing consistent income, paid vacation, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• Have 2+ years of experience in real estate journalism
• Possess great writing skills
• Demonstrate excellent news judgment
• Have digital experience
• Be a self-starter, thoughtful, and articulate writer interested in building his/her voice and journalistic brand on Bisnow.com
• Be committed to seeking diverse stories and sourcing
• Have the ability to travel around the Bay Area
• Have availability to attend/cover Bisnow-hosted events

Responsibilities

• Write roughly three articles a week of varying lengths and types
• Produce San Francisco Bay Area morning briefs three days a week
• Cover breaking news and deeper enterprise reporting on the commercial real estate industry
• Provide some local coverage of the San Francisco Bay Area
• Write coverage from all Bay Area events hosted by Bisnow, typically 1-2 per month, via recording
• Infiltrate the CRE industry — turning arcane data into useful and entertaining information while maintaining personal relationships with lots of leads and sources

Preferred Qualifications

• Have knowledge of commercial real estate, urban and community planning and urban design
• Have contacts within commercial real estate, urban and community planning and urban design scenes

Benefits

• Steady and reliable work under monthly retainer models that provide consistent income
• Paid vacation
• Opportunity to work with incredibly smart, passionate, driven, ambitious, kind, caring and mindful people
• Rarely experience an overload of policies, bureaucracy or toxicity