Bloomberg - German Speaking Speed Desk Editor

Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Wiesbaden - Hessen, Germany, Frankfurt
Salary: Competitive
Name: Bloomberg
Posted: 23-05-2012
Code: 32235
Languages:
English, German

Job Content: Bloomberg German Speed Desk Editors send out the first headlines to investors and media and need to be fast and detail-oriented, knowing which salient information to transmit under real-time pressure. The editors coordinate with teams across the world to provide German-speaking clients the fastest, most accurate and important business and economic news from around the world.

Editors must have extensive knowledge of business, equities and economic news on a global, European and German level, preferably gained from working as a journalist and editor. They must be able to translate from English to German from Bloomberg News articles, from press releases and from government documents instantly and in a journalistic style. Editors need to be familiar with publicly traded companies in Germany, the Bundesbank, the ECB and other economic and political institutions.

Job requirements:

- Journalism experience is preferred
- Experience of working in a real-time news environment is desirable
- Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is desirable

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