$200,000 - $300,000, full-time, remote

We’re looking for a reporter with a demonstrated track record of getting notable financial scoops who has the charisma and expertise to emcee 200-person events for Silicon Valley insiders.

Newcomer is leveling up.

We just announced that we’re on track to generate more than $1 million in profit off of more than $2 million in revenue this year. We have more than 100,000 free subscribers and host top insider AI summits (you can read our recent newsletter post talking about this here).

We are looking for a reporter who loves covering startups and venture capital, who enjoys writing about money and powerful people, who is always on the phone with sources, and who is at ease on stage.

You’ll have two primary responsibilities in this job:

1. Breaking news and writing compelling stories about what’s happening in startups and venture capital
2. Emceeing and booking speakers for an annual event that we will build around you.

We want a top reporter who is hungry for more. You’ll be the third reporter on our team, alongside Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger. Jonathan Weber, the former editor-in-chief of the Industry Standard and the SF Standard, will be your editor.

There’s a lot to love about this job if you’re ambitious. Your stories will go directly to the inboxes of top tech industry leaders. You can write for people who get it without watering down your stories for a general audience. You will have a chance to experiment with voice. You can write in first person, weigh-in with analysis, and offer your opinion when it’s merited. Ultimately we want someone who is always on the phone with sources.

While the stories you write will be extremely important to us and for the business, this role is going to generate revenue for Newcomer by spinning up a new startup industry event. Whether that’s an event that is fintech-focused, venture capital-focused, or some other theme you’re excited about, we want to build a 200-person event that attracts top private technology leaders around you. We have the event know-how and direct relationship with our audience to get people there, but we want you to bring a strong sense of who the best speakers and VIP attendees would be, along with the key themes to talk about on stage.

This is an opportunity to work at the vanguard of business journalism, at a company that is growing quickly, with the freedom to work from anywhere, set your own schedule, and focus on high-quality stories.

Responsibilities include:

• Break news and write features weekly about the startup and venture capital industry.
• Stay in constant contact with sources in the technology industry.
• Emcee and book guests for a new annual startup industry event that we will build around you.
• Speak at our summits, guest star on podcast episodes, post from social media accounts, and embrace an all-hands-on deck mentality.

The ideal candidate has:

• 4+ years in journalism, with deep experience covering startups and venture capital. (Deals reporters and other financially-minded reporters will also be considered.)