Full Time Job
Writer, Business
CNN
- Paid
- Full Time
- Entry (0-2 years) Experience
Job Description
Writer, CNN Business (Maternity Cover)The Role:
We're looking for a Writer to join CNN Business' team in London. We need a hard-charging reporter to help us break news, spot trends, and explain what's happening and what it means. The writer will also contribute to Before the Bell, our thought-leading newsletter focused on markets and investing.
Please note this is a 1 year fixed term contract.
The Daily:
The ideal candidate will love telling stories about business, markets and the economy. They should be equally comfortable covering breaking news as digging deep into their beat to write features that drive high engagement among our readers and have them coming back for more. They should be able to spot stories about companies or entrepreneurs that are ahead of the pack, while cutting through spin to take a critical look at strategy and performance.
The Essentials:
• Substantial writing and reporting experience in a digital environment
• Good sourcing in UK/European companies and/or finance and markets
• Strong interviewing and writing skills; ability to use data to tell stories
• A passion for business journalism
• Unwavering dedication to accuracy, and dogged reporting skills
• Strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of developing a beat as well as general assignment work
• Ability to contribute across a range of editorial priorities including:
• • The post-pandemic economy
• Market manias
• Global trade
• Misinformation
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-roewk6-54-167-52-238-42 in your application.