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The Telegraph, Financial Services Reporter

Employer
The Telegraph
Location
London (Central)
Salary
Competitive + excellent benefits
Closing date
19 Sep 2019

Job Details

The Telegraph's business team covers everything from FTSE 100 companies to the best of the UK's small businesses, from house price data to macro-economic statistics, and everything in between.

The Financial Services Reporter will have a varied role, responsible for producing engaging content for The Telegraph’s Business section, with a focus on Financial Services.

As part of this team you’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of content from breaking news to features and profiles. You'll have superb access to the key movers and shakers in world of business and finance, alongside a range of opportunities for career development.

Key responsibilities

  • Responsible for coverage of the financial services industry both in the UK and further afield when needed
  • Develop interview and feature ideas within the sector and beyond
  • Ability to spot trends and identify sector developments before they are widely reported
  • Ability to write for other parts of the newspaper when required
  • Developing interview and feature ideas, with a focus on exclusive insights which will support our subscription strategy


Essential skills required for the role

  • Experience of writing and developing stories on digital and print platforms.
  • Experience of covering either business and/or economic news in a national newspaper, newswire or digital environment.
  • Solid understanding of digital storytelling and optimisation of content through social media and SEO.
  • Enthusiasm, imagination and a notebook full of ideas are all essential.
  • Able to show initiative and work well under pressure.

Additional skills useful for the role

  • Ability to spot stories and opportunities from raw data.


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The Telegraph’s goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, hiring solely on merit and business need. We encourage applications regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood and disability. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

Company

The Telegraph is an award-winning, multimedia news brand synonymous with quality, credibility and authority for more than 160 years. 

We are renowned for the analysis, perspective, opinion and insight our journalism provides to a discerning audience. Every day the content we create sets the news agenda, sparking debate and provoking comment.

Our vision, with quality journalism at the heart, is to pioneer new ways to serve 10 million registered users and 1 million subscribers. We’ll achieve this with a constant focus on our journalism, and by using the data and understanding we have of The Telegraph’s audience to successfully grow our revenue streams from subscriptions to advertising, travel, events, and financial services.
We want to capture diversity of thought through our people, create inclusive working environments that allow everyone to be their authentic selves at work while creating a sense of belonging to ensure we have the highest performing teams.

The Telegraph is proud to be a WORK180 endorsed employer for women in 2021.

For more information on our purpose, beliefs and people values, please visit our website. Visit our careers website to learn more about our people and jobs.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7931 2000
Location
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
London
SW1W 0DT
GB

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