Bureau Chief, Brazil

Refinitiv; São Paulo; Híbrido; BRL 550 000 - 900 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Global career

Learning & development

Competitive benefits

Resumo da oferta

Reuters Brazil is seeking a Bureau Chief to lead editorial strategy and oversee a team of reporters across Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

You will set priorities, champion originality and depth, mentor journalists, and ensure timely, accurate coverage of Brazil’s economy, politics, and key industries, while aligning with global news agendas.

Fluent Portuguese and English required; a track record of leadership, risk management, and high-impact journalism is essential.

Qualificações

• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent news judgment and audience understanding.
• Experience delivering fast-moving breaking news and enterprise journalism.
• Fluent Portuguese and English; strong grasp of Brazil’s politics, economics, and key industries.

Responsabilidades

• Set editorial priorities and strategy for the bureau, ensuring alignment with regional and global news agendas.
• Oversee a team of beat reporters focused on initiative and specialist reporting and breaking exclusive news.
• Drive a newsroom culture that values originality, depth, and relevance, championing coverage that stands apart from the competition.
• Ensure the bureau delivers timely and accurate reporting on major developments, while pursuing forward-looking, agenda-setting stories.
• Provide strong editorial oversight, mentoring reporters, editing copy, and elevating output across formats.
• Foster collaboration across desks and formats to contribute effectively to multimedia storytelling.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Editorial judgment

Multilingual proficiency

Crisis management

News planning

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Reuters is seeking a Bureau Chief in Brazil to deliver agenda-setting journalism and deeply reported insights into Latin America’s biggest economy. As a powerhouse producer of energy, minerals, and agricultural commodities with a dynamic tech sector and vast biomes under threat, Brazil sits at the confluence of geopolitical crosswinds and increasingly polarized domestic debate. This role requires a newsroom leader who will set editorial ambitions on these and other stories while managing a team of beat reporters in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where the job is based. The Bureau Chief plays a vital role in maintaining editorial quality, operational safety, and strategic alignment with broader regional and global goals. This is a leadership position requiring clear editorial vision, excellent news judgment, and proven management experience.## **About the Role** As Bureau Chief in Brazil, you will:* ## Set editorial priorities and strategy for the bureau, ensuring alignment with the organization's regional and global news agenda.* ## Oversee a team of beat reporters focused on initiative and specialist reporting and breaking exclusive news.* ## Drive a newsroom culture that values originality, depth, and relevance, championing coverage that stands apart from the competition.* ## Ensure the bureau delivers timely and accurate reporting on major developments, while also pursuing forward-looking, agenda-setting stories.* ## Provide strong editorial oversight, including mentoring reporters, editing copy where needed and elevating the quality of output across formats.* ## Foster collaboration across desks and formats, ensuring the bureau contributes effectively to multimedia storytelling.**About You**The successful candidate will bring:* ## Strong leadership and people management skills, with a track record of coaching and developing high-performing journalists* ## Excellent news judgment, story framing ability, and a deep understanding of audience needs* ## Experience delivering both fast-moving breaking news and high-impact enterprising journalism* ## Fluent Portuguese and English and a strong grasp of Brazil’s politics, economics, and key industries* ## Commitment to journalistic standards, safety, and integrity, and the ability to manage risk in high-pressure environments* ## Ability to work across editorial formats and lead in a multimedia newsroom## #LI-TG1**What’s in it For You?**At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:* **Global Career:** As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.* **Learning & Development:** On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.* **Industry Competitive Benefits:** We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.* **Perks:** Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.