Reporter, APAC

The Asia-Pacific journalist will play a critical role within the IJGlobal team, driving a dynamic and fast-paced news beat. The successful candidate will take charge of covering the rapidly growing energy and infrastructure markets in the APAC region, tracking key developments and major projects. This is an exciting opportunity to report on the financing of crucial projects that shape the future of this diverse region.

As a journalist for IJGlobal – Infrastructure Journal – you will be expected to write business news articles with tight, rolling deadlines throughout the day, building a strong network of high-level industry contacts through regular communication (including investors, developers, bankers, lawyers, and regulators). IJGlobal has an established presence in the region, with a constantly evolving network of contacts.

This news beat covers some of the most active greenfield and brownfield infrastructure and energy projects, driven by leading global companies and financed by major institutions. These projects have significant local impact and global importance.

Beyond daily news reporting, the journalist will also produce insightful analysis and contribute to case studies, while supporting the data team as needed.

Responsibilities                

• Pitching and writing at least 4 news stories a day, the majority of which are exclusives 
• Write news stories and features leveraging IJGlobal’s data
• Maintaining broad and high-level contact with the market through daily telephone calls and frequent face-to-face/virtual meetings
• Collaborating with other team members and other functions

• Excellent written English
• Other languages (preferred) including Mandarin, Bahasa, Japanese or Korean
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience as a financial journalist
• Strong reporting and interviewing skills
• Infrastructure project finance knowledge/experience would be advantageous but is not a necessity
• Able to network well and build a strong book of contacts
• Willing to make cold calls
• Efficient, organised and able to meet deadlines
• Team player
• Strong communicator
• Able to work well under pressure

Green Street provides preeminent and actionable commercial real estate research, news, data, analytics, and advisory services in the U.S. and Europe. For more than 35 years, Green Street has delivered unparalleled intelligence and trusted data on the public and private real estate markets, helping investors, banks, lenders, and other industry participants optimize investment and strategic decisions. The firm delivers exclusive market information, conclusion-driven insights, and predictive analytics through a SaaS platform. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach with offices in Summit NJ, New York, Canada, London and Utrecht, Holland. To learn more, please visit  www.greenstreet.com. 

About Green Street News 

Our mission is to drive real estate action via market-leading news, insightful analysis and comprehensive content in every sector in real estate. Green Street News delivers the best coverage in the UK, and continental Europe – day in, day out. Run by the UK’s most experienced journalists, with a proven track-record of breaking the biggest real estate stories in the market, Green Street News is the only place to find crucial, business-sensitive information before the competition. Packed with breaking news, features, interviews and exclusive analysis, Green Street News’ 2-4 daily email alerts deliver content you are not able to read anywhere else.

Green Street’s Infrastructure brands include IJGlobal and Power Finance & Risk (PFR). IJGlobal is a comprehensive source of in-depth news, data and analysis covering all aspects of the Global Infrastructure & Energy Finance Market.  IJGlobal tracks Infrastructure & Energy projects throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, providing detailed information, via 50+ unique data points, on financial structure, pricing and key players influencing transactions and market trends. The IJGlobal database consists of over 45,000+ transactions and 34,000+ assets with over 15 years of historical data, as well as comprehensive company data across all infrastructure transaction participants, exclusive daily news, and live League Table rankings. IJGlobal serves the entire Infrastructure & Energy market ecosystem including lenders, financial & legal advisers, multilaterals, projects sponsors (equity providers), Funds/Institutional Investors, Development Finance Institutions and more. 

The success of Green Street is directly attributable to the strength of our people. We attract high-quality applicants due to our reputation for excellence and our commitment to train and retain talent. Our collaborative work environment provides team members with opportunities to develop professionally and play a central role from day one. At Green Street, we are all about providing unique insights. A diverse and inclusive work environment where top talent can thrive, think freely and offer different perspectives makes our insights even stronger. We’re building a company culture where differences in gender, race, age, religion, ethnicity, identity, physical ability and perspectives are celebrated and valued.