Tuesday, March 5, 2013

News Analyst


Location: Titanium, Bangalore, India

Title: News Analyst
ID: NEW00003362

Description

Essential Responsibilities (Specific day-to-day responsibilities and milestones needed to achieve the objectives):
- Work in a team to compile a newsletter aimed at financial markets clients, selecting Reuters news articles and related data and editing them to conform to the newsletter format.
- Exercise strong news judgment to ensure Reuters newsletters meet client needs and showcase Reuters breaking news, analysis and other high value content.
- Ensure deadlines are met and be able to report on the status and schedule of the newsletter at all times.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail to ensure clients receive accurate data and stories, in line with Reuters principles and standards.
- Monitor news flow, anticipate and plan work for the day.
- Proof-read and review newsletters multiple times to ensure accurate content, spelling and grammar.
- Communicate effectively via phone and email with editors and contributors on a daily basis and escalate any problems promptly.
- Maintain and constantly update details of clients interested in the newsletters.

Additional Information (e.g. shift resource, % work that is development vs. maintenance, etc.):

Willingness to work night shifts. Shifts will be staggered and on rotation basis. Typical shifts are 1200-2100 and 1900-0400.

Qualifications

Education:

Degree in Journalism / Mass Communication, or Economics or Commerce or Finance or Management

Required Skills :
- Strong interest and understanding of financial markets – including U.S. Treasury, Equities and/or Commodities.
- Sound news judgment covering financial markets and a strong writing ability.
- Experience in meeting real-time deadlines while maintaining accuracy and fostering cross-border corporate relationships.

At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 60,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.

To learn more about what we offer, please visit careers.thomsonreuters.com.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.

Job: News & Editorial
Primary Location: India-Bangalore-IND-Bangalore-Titanium
Organization: Reuters Editorial
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard

Job Segments: Journalism, Equity, Publishing, Finance

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