Reporter

Summary

Join Forbes as a paid intern or researcher investigating and covering the world’s wealthiest people for the Forbes 400 project. This role involves gathering information through various methods, including financial document analysis and interviews. You will help compile net worth estimates and write bios and articles about billionaires. This position offers opportunities to write for Forbes.com and is open to college students, recent graduates, or graduate students. The position is remote and open to candidates residing in specific states. Forbes aims to offer employees flexibility.

Requirements

• Prior experience in writing or finance
• Interest in delving into financial documents
• Interest in covering successful entrepreneurs and businesspeople
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Comfort with financial figures and terms

Responsibilities

• Gather information on billionaires through old-school reporting: digging through financial filings and annual reports, conducting phone interviews with billionaires themselves and reaching out to third-party sources
• Help to compile Forbes’ net worth estimates
• Write bios about billionaires you cover
• Create web features and short magazine articles about billionaires

Preferred Qualifications

Please include a cover letter describing yourself, why you’re interested in Forbes and what you can bring to the Forbes newsroom

Benefits

• Hourly rate of $24.00 - $24.00
• Opportunities to write for Forbes.com
• Remote work (within the U.S.)