Junior Business Reporter, Singapore

The role

This reporter will cover how companies innovate, compete, and grow, including the impact of AI and technological shifts. The role involves pitching original ideas, conducting interviews, and tracking market trends.

What you will do

• Pitch, report, and write daily news stories (300–450 words)
• Identify sharp angles on tech and AI news
• Cover fast-moving developments with speed, clarity, and accuracy
• Report through interviews with analysts, insiders, and sources
• Produce occasional longer features (700–1,200 words)
• Build and maintain a strong source network
• Track trends across AI, Big Tech, and startups
• Collaborate with global teams on co-bylines

Required qualifications

• Thrives under tight deadlines and juggles multiple stories
• Writes clean, clear copy that simplifies complex topics
• Is deeply engaged with tech, AI, and business news
• Advances stories with original reporting and analysis
• Balances pitching ideas with executing assignments
• Has strong journalistic fundamentals (accuracy, fairness, attribution)
• Actively builds sources and expertise on their beat
• Produces high-quality work with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• PTO and paid public holidays
• Corporate insurance, including hospitalization and dental
• Hybrid working arrangement

About the company

Business Insider’s Singapore bureau is a small, dynamic team that jumps on major news, pivots quickly, and takes a highly selective approach to angles and framing.