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Dow Jones, Economy Reporter - Americas (Barcelona)

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
Barcelona
Salary
€DoE
Closing date
14 Aug 2019

Job Details

Dow Jones Newswires seeks a digitally proficient financial journalist to cover regional economies across the Americas.

The role involves covering economic indicators in the region, helping to plan and coordinate coverage ahead of time, then sending headlines and quickly writing the first stories and essential updates that will provide professional investors with the news they need in real time.

We are looking for journalists with experience in a fast-paced news environment and a background in economics and markets coverage.

The successful candidate must have both a strong sense of urgency and a well-honed ability to distil the market-moving news in economic releases.

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with colleagues locally and in our network of bureaus are essential.

Journalistic skills:

  • Must be able to plan, organise and publish in real time a range of key economic indicators from across the Americas.
  • Exercises news judgement to identify economic themes and significant breaking news, and to respond quickly.
  • Able to write quickly and accurately in a fast-paced publishing environment
  • Draws on a depth of financial knowledge to quickly assess and prioritise coverage
  • Able to fully understand and deploy real-time content-management and publishing tools.
  • Upholds Dow Jones standards and ethics.
  • Recognizes and responds to the core audiences for Dow Jones Newswires, and their needs and expectations.
  • Helps connect the content with the audience.
  • Collaborates with reporters and editors from other groups, including WSJ colleagues and those in other bureaus and regions.
  • Communicates precisely, with compassion.
  • Proactive rather than reactive.


Personal Attributes:

  • Possesses a well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure.
  • Prioritizes tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities.
  • Has intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn
  • Meets deadlines.
  • Understands workflow
  • Flexible in changing/handing off tasks.
  • General awareness of how a newsroom works.
  • Functions well within a team.


Other Skills:

  • Native or fluent Spanish.
  • Portuguese would be an advantage.


Click 'APPLY' now. Applications should include a resume, cover letter and 3-5 samples of relevant news coverage.

Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets.

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process.

If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

About Us

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video.

Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.

The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

 

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We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

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