What are the responsibilities and job description for the Breaking News Reporter position at MT Newswires?
MT Newswires is a recognized leader in original and unbiased business and financial news. Covering developed capital markets across North America, Europe, and Asia, MT Newswires’ expanding global network of financial journalists and economists produces real-time, multi-asset class news in over 160 categories to cater to the diverse and evolving needs of the investment community. Now serving many of the largest banks, retail brokerages, and professional wealth management applications in the world, MT Newswires has proven to be disruptive in an industry with few competitors.
The company is growing rapidly and looking for experienced financial reporters and editors to join our newsroom in covering global capital markets and stock news. There are currently several openings for these telecommute (part or full-time) contract positions on each of our regional teams and successful candidates will have in-depth familiarity with fast-paced financial news and stock reporting. Experience at a leading financial wire service (Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Reuters, BusinessWire, S&P, etc) is a big plus.
Position Requirements:
- A keen interest in and understanding of financial markets;
- Coverage would require real-time, multi-asset class coverage of financial markets and economies within the Breaking News Sector
- Use of Bloomberg terminal: Find analyst actions for all regions as they come in from Bloomberg and other sources, Seek out market chatters on terminal either on their own or when requested by BN, TN or other teams.
- Producing earnings previews; post-earnings analysis through interviews and call transcripts; and prepping news stories for the next day’s market open.
- Professional experience writing business & financial news for an industry-specific publication or service;
- Newsgathering and writing in a real-time environment for a demanding readership that pays close attention to what you produce and uses it as significant input into high-value commercial decisions;
- Analysis of market-relevant fundamentals data and the ability to draw out strong narratives concerning market trends and potential market changes;