FX Reporters, Editors and Analysts Job

Bloomberg News is seeking Reporters, Editors and Analysts for our First Word Forex service, based in European financial centers including London and Frankfurt. The successful candidates will be responsible for providing concise, on-the-spot stories on developments in foreign-exchange markets, capturing the elements of both "what's happening" and "what it means," particularly in the context of macroeconomic and political developments and monetary and fiscal policy.

Candidates must have deep and broad contacts among the FX trader and investor community. In-depth knowledge of the options market and strategies applied to trading volatility and risk reversals is preferred, as is understanding of the futures, forwards, currency swaps and other derivatives that price off of FX.

Individuals responding to this advert should have experience covering forex markets in a real-time news environment or equivalent industry experience (strategist, trader, analyst). Knowledge of Bloomberg's currency functions is a plus. All candidates must have the ability and market-specific knowledge to immediately discern actionable information from breaking news and have strong writing skills and proven ability to make new contacts and develop sources.

Applicants for the editor role(s) will have past experience ensuring quality and accuracy through idea generation and coaching.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in fixed-income reporting and writing and/or in a comparable industry role (strategist/analyst/trader).
• Strong work ethic & team player.
  

The Company:

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.

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