[Hiring] Data Centre Journalist @Voltility

Role Description

The Data Centre Journalist breaks the stories that matter in the US data centre power market. You'll build a network across the market and land news on sites, deals and power arrangements before they are public.

At Voltility, every scoop is a data point: a campus moving to a new utility territory, a signed power agreement, an energisation date slipping. Your intelligence goes straight into the data our customers rely on, not just a headline. Writing is short-form; the real output is verified information that gives subscribers an edge.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and work a network of sources across hyperscalers, colocation operators, developers, utilities, state and local officials, brokers and advisers.
• Chase and land scoops on data centre sites, power procurement, utility agreements, interconnection and energisation timelines.
• Verify information to Voltility's sourcing standard before it is used, and record source, date and confidence.
• Work daily with the wider team to decide what to chase and adapt outbound efforts to what sources are saying.
• Pass leads, rumours and partial information to researchers for follow-up and QA.
• Attend industry events, utility and public meetings and site visits to build relationships and pick up intelligence.
• Write factual items for the platform and newsletter where they support subscriber value or source relationships.
• Protect sources and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Qualifications

• Background as a reporter or researcher covering data centres, utilities or energy infrastructure, with a track record of breaking stories.
• An existing network of sources in the US data centre or utility sector.
• Comfortable working as part of a wider data research team.
• Persistent, discreet and good on the phone.