Newswriter II | European Financial News  

The Role: Newswriter, European Financial News

The Team: Our newsroom is dedicated to delivering readers actionable news on financial markets around the world. You will have the opportunity to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and to develop a close team dynamic with co-workers from around the globe.

The Impact: The Newswriter plays an essential role in writing and publishing top-quality news stories that reach an audience of decision-makers. You will have the opportunity to hone your writing skills, work with S&P Global’s extensive in-house data sets and gain industry knowledge in specific business sectors.

Responsibilities

• Writing news briefs and daily/weekly features based on press releases and company filings.
• Identifying storylines and writing data-driven stories leveraging S&P Global’s extensive in-house data sets
• Analyzing data, identifying trends and creating charts/graphics
• Vetting company websites, stock exchange feeds, newswires and other sources to gather and monitor information
• Increasing your own industry knowledge, drawing on in-house training tools and other resources
• Collaborating with journalists across the globe

What We’re Looking For

• A proactive attitude and a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• A strong interest in business news, and data journalism

Requirements

• A Bachelor's/College Degree, Journalism, Economics, Finance/Accountancy/Banking, Mass Communications or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of business news writing experience, preferably working with data sets
• A high level grasp of English language grammar.
• Outstanding communication skills
• Open to working on-site.
• Open to working the following shifts: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM