Writer, FreightTech & Venture Beat
Cover the bleeding edge of technology reshaping freight and supply chain
Who We Are
FreightWaves is the intelligence layer of the freight and logistics industry - delivering real-time data, breaking news, and deep analysis to the professionals who move the world's goods. Our newsroom sets the agenda for how the industry talks about itself, reaching decision-makers across trucking, rail, ocean, and supply chain through newsletters, podcasts, video, events, and one of the most engaged B2B audiences in the industry.
The Opportunity
We're hiring a Writer for the FreightTech & Venture beat to own FreightWaves' coverage of the technologies reshaping freight and supply chain. This is a reporting role for someone who wants to be first on the fundraises, product launches, and breakthroughs that define where the industry is heading.
This role is built for a sharp, curious reporter who can break a funding round in the morning, explain a new piece of supply chain technology in the afternoon, and hold their own on a podcast or on camera before the day ends. Your mission is to be the voice of the vanguard of innovation in supply chain - the reporter founders, investors, and operators read to know what's next.
What You'll Do
Beat Coverage & Reporting
- Own FreightWaves' coverage of freighttech and supply chain technology, from early-stage startups to the platforms reshaping how goods move.
- Break news on fundraises, M&A, and product launches across logistics software, automation, robotics, and supply chain AI.
- Report on the key technological developments and the people building them, from founders and engineers to the investors funding the space.
- Produce differentiated analysis that goes beyond the press release to explain why a technology matters and who it disrupts.
Sourcing & Enterprise Reporting
- Build and maintain a network of sources across venture capital, startups, and enterprise supply chain technology.
- Track funding trends, valuations, and the competitive dynamics shaping the freighttech landscape.
- Partner with the SONAR and research teams to ground technology coverage in market data.
Multimedia & Public Presence
- Contribute to FreightWaves podcasts, video, and live coverage as a subject-matter voice on freight technology.
- Conduct interviews with the founders, CEOs, and investors driving innovation in supply chain.
- Represent FreightWaves' technology coverage at industry events and in earned media.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Partner with the audience and product teams to grow readership and engagement around technology coverage.
- Collaborate with editors to shape the FreightTech & Venture beat and land the stories that matter most.
What You Bring
- 3+ years in journalism, with a track record of breaking news and reporting under deadline. Tech, business, or startup reporting experience is a strong advantage.
- Genuine curiosity about technology and how it changes the way industries operate. Familiarity with freight, logistics, or supply chain is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to break news and develop original sources.
- Outstanding writing. You can turn a complex technical story into something an operator or investor actually wants to read.
- Comfort working with data and quantitative reporting. You don't need to build the model, but you need to know when the numbers are telling you something.
- Comfort on camera and on mic. Podcast, TV, or video experience is a plus.
- Bonus: an existing network in venture capital or the freighttech startup ecosystem.
Why Join Firecrown?
FreightWaves is the most-read, most-quoted publication in its market. This is your chance to own the beat everyone is watching - the technology and capital reshaping how the world moves goods - with the platform to make your reporting essential. If you want to be the voice of what's next in freight, this is the seat.
Firecrown is an equal opportunity employer
Pay: From $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617
