Headline Editor, Swiss Speed Desk - Bloomberg - Switzerland
This job is located in Switzerland, Switzerland (map)
Bloomberg Speed Desk is seeking a headlines editor for its speed desk team in Zurich, Switzerland. Speed editors send out the first news headlines to investors and media and need to be fast and detail-oriented, knowing which relevant information to transmit under real-time pressure. The successful applicant will have a good understanding of topics ranging from company earnings, economic news, statistics, debt markets, stock market reports and merger and acquisition news to politics. She or he will be comfortable with sending fast, accurate headlines on breaking news.
Responsibilities also include liaising with colleagues on the speed desk and with other teams, writing brief reports of breaking news and market moves, monitoring competitors, attending press conferences, general newsgathering as well as effective planning and accurate preparation.
Requirements:
- Experience of working to short deadlines in a busy environment is essential.
- Financial or business journalism experience is desirable.
- Experience of working in a real-time news environment is desirable.
- Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure.
- Fluent in English and German is essential. Knowledge of French, Italian would add value to the candidate.
- A relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is desirable.
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately; is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company';s core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.
Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.
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