Consumer Industries Correspondent
Core
Investigative journalist covering the consumer goods, food & beverage, and farming industries, focusing on corporate strategy, M&A, and market trends for global audiences.
Role type
Senior corporate reporter (consumer industries)
Builds
Original longer-form journalism for the FT Companies section and other parts of the newspaper
Domain
Consumer goods, food & beverage, agriculture, corporate finance, M&A
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
investigative reporting, breaking news, long-form writing, industry analysis, M&A tracking, cross-border collaboration
Preferred skills
experience with FTSE bluechips, knowledge of European giants, ability to cover private equity deals, global trend analysis
Technologies
data teams, visuals, video teams
Responsibilities
Generating ideas and breaking news, seeking out industry contacts to inform stories, writing original longer-form pieces, liaising with news desks and overseas bureaux, collaborating with data/visuals/video teams, covering weekend shifts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
