We are hiring a Senior Distressed Debt Reporter to join our team of experienced, successful and highly motivated individuals in New York. This reporter will be responsible for breaking news on corporate restructurings and will collaborate with a team of journalists as well as financial and legal analysts.

The reporter will primarily cover corporate credit, focus on leveraging market sources to identify companies with near-term restructuring triggers and those experiencing dislocation in the credit markets, while providing Octus subscribers with value-add intelligence on stressed and distressed situations, in-and out-of-court restructurings and post-reorg situations. Experience covering companies and credits associated with artificial intelligence, software and data centers is a plus.

This position is in our New York office and is in-person at least three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Break news on stressed and distressed debt borrowers across America
• Work closely with a team of journalists, financial analysts and legal analysts
• Develop and maintain contacts in the credit market as well as with financial advisors, investment bankers,restructuring lawyers, traders and opportunistic investors
• Identify market trends and write timely insightful pieces for a sophisticated readership 
• Attend relevant conferences and events

Requirements

• Motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Curiosity about corporate finance, bankruptcy law, and the professionals that drive the processes
• Strong communication skills to collaborate internally and build upon an already expansive source book
• Demonstrated experience covering credit markets and bankruptcy
• Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with corporate financial statements

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The salary range estimate for this position is $140,000 - $180,000. 

The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Octus, a rapidly growing tech-powered financial news and data company and leader in leveraged finance and distressed debt news and analysis, is seeking highly motivated reporters to join us in covering leveraged finance, private credit and M&A activity. This is a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new coverage model while working in an  exciting collaborative environment. An ideal candidate would be highly curious, self motivated and possess outstanding interpersonal skills. They should have significant prior experience covering debt capital markets and debt origination. 

This position is based in our New York City office, on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office per week).

Responsibilities

• Help build out Octus’ coverage of private debt/capital markets, including private equity, credit secondaries, fund raising and M&A 
• Develop and maintain rapport with private credit shops, private equity firms, M&A bankers and leverage loan investor contacts 
• Identify and report on new trends and developments in private credit, the secondary private capital markets and M&A/LBOs 
• Collaborate with financial and legal analysts, and other reporters across multiple sectors

Requirements

• Experience writing about debt capital markets, and specifically leveraged finance and LBOs, M&A 
• Experience writing about fund raising, deal valuations, credit quality and its intersection with private equity and LP formation 
• Excellent interpersonal skills; self motivated; ability to multitask and work in a fast paced newsroom environment
• Write clearly and concisely under deadline pressure and derive trends from issuance, pricing and other market patterns. 
• Scoop driven reporter with a stable of reliable sources in private credit, investment banking, fund and asset management industries 
• The candidate must be collaborative and enjoy working in a multicultural team environment.

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The salary range estimate for this position is $140,000 - $180,000, plus an annual discretionary bonus.

The actual compensation will be at Octus’ sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors.