Reporter & Editor, Real Estate & Technology

Job Description

PLOT covers how technology is changing real estate and the built world, from AI and software to robotics, construction, and infrastructure.

We’re looking for a reporter and editor to help shape our coverage, find original stories, and write and edit articles and newsletters. You’ll work directly with PLOT’s founders to explain what’s changing, who’s using the technology, and what results they’re seeing.

Experience covering real estate, proptech, construction, or business technology is a strong plus.

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• Find stories worth covering. Follow industry developments, pitch ideas, and explain why they matter to our readers.
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• Report original stories. Interview real estate operators, founders, investors, and other industry sources. Ask about implementation, costs, challenges, and results.
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• Write and edit. Produce clear articles and newsletters with strong headlines and useful context.
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• Check the facts. Verify claims, review sources, and distinguish company announcements from demonstrated results.
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• Manage coverage. Maintain an editorial calendar and move stories from pitch through publication.
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• Build relationships. Develop sources who can help us understand what’s happening inside the industry.
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• Support PLOT Live. Help identify topics and guests and turn relevant conversations into articles.
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• Experience as a reporter, journalist, or editor, with published work you can share.
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• Strong news judgment and the ability to recognize a useful story.
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• Clear, concise writing and careful editing.
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• Strong interviewing, research, and fact-checking skills.
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• The ability to explain technical subjects to readers who may be unfamiliar with them.
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• Good organization, reliable follow-through, and comfort working independently on a small team.
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• Reporting on commercial real estate, proptech, construction, infrastructure, or business technology.
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• An existing network of industry sources.
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• Writing for a trade publication or business audience.
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• Producing newsletters and working with publishing platforms.
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Our readers should finish a story understanding what happened and why it matters. We value specific examples, original reporting, and plain language.

When a company says its technology saves time or money, we want to know how, for whom, and what evidence supports that claim. We also want to understand what didn’t work and what others can learn from it.