Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced and highly motivated financial journalist to lead our group of columnists writing about finance and economics across the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Australia, India and Japan. This is an opportunity to set the agenda on corporate finance, economics, markets, and policy across the region. Working with the Global Editor, you will help shape our coverage and spearhead the development and launch of new editorial initiatives. In collaboration with editors and columnists in the region, as well as colleagues around the world, you will ensure seamless coverage of important breaking stories while identifying cross-border themes. You will also help to conceive and develop graphics, videos, podcasts and other ways to bring views to life. You should be well-versed in financial and economic matters; know how to communicate and collaborate effectively, including remotely and virtually; and have experience working with diverse teams in multiple regions and time zones. You should have a proven track record of commissioning, editing and writing punchy, insightful commentary on a broad range of subjects. You will have the highest editorial standards, including unquestionable integrity and professionalism. The role demands curiosity, open-mindedness, empathy and thriving on tight deadlines. An aptitude for organization and strategic, long-term thinking is also essential. About the job As Asia-Pacific Editor for Reuters Breakingviews, you will:

• Lead a team of editors and columnists to produce agenda-setting financial insight for subscribers and Reuters clients, to tight deadlines.
• Establish and maintain contacts with senior executives, bankers, investors, and policymakers.
• Work with the Global Editor as well as editors and columnists in North America and EMEA to ensure seamless coverage of important stories while identifying cross-border themes.
• Collaborate with the rest of Reuters to plan events, liaise on big stories, and promote Breakingviews.
• Work with commercial teams to identify opportunities to expand our readership and develop new products.
• Raise Breakingviews’ profile by participating in conferences, appearing on television and radio, and social media.

About you To be our Asia-Pacific editor, you are likely to have:

• Demonstrable ability to generate agenda-setting insights for a sophisticated global audience.
• Detailed knowledge of banks, financial markets, and the core concepts of corporate finance.
• Experience of recruiting, motivating and managing teams of skilled financial journalists.
• A solid base of high-level contacts among bankers, investors, and policymakers.

This job is advertised with a Singapore base but we will consider other locations for applicants already resident in Asia. What’s in it For You At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time
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