Editor-Strategist, Special Reports

BCA Research Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Editor/Strategist, where you'll contribute to high-quality macroeconomic reports. This role offers the chance to work with a diverse team, conducting in-depth research and presenting findings to clients. You'll play a key part in shaping investment insights and mentoring junior staff, all while enjoying a flexible hybrid work environment. With a competitive compensation package and a commitment to professional development, this is an opportunity to thrive in a supportive and innovative workplace. If you have a passion for economics and a knack for research, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Employer Matching Retirement Plan

Flexible Work Arrangements

Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Resources

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in financial market research or journalism.
• Strong familiarity with financial market data applications.

Responsibilities

• Author high-quality macro strategy reports with independence.
• Conduct research and present findings to clients.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Research Skills

Team Leadership

Curiosity

Education

Master's Degree in Economics

CFA Designation

Tools

Bloomberg

Macrobond

Job description

BCA Research is the leading independent provider of global investment research. Since 1949, BCA Research's mission has been to shape the level of conviction with which our clients make investment decisions, through the delivery of leading-edge analysis and forecasts of all the major asset classes and economies. The firm maintains a head office in Montreal, with local offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai.

Editor/Strategist - Special Reports

Montreal, QC - Open to Canada

Hybrid

Fluency in English is a requirement of this role.

Please include a sample of a report that you have written with your application. Or provide a report in which you have collaborated and highlight the sections you have contributed.

The role

BCA Research is the essential source of macro insight for the world's top professionals. In this role you will assist in authoring high-quality, in-depth macro strategy reports on thematic / big picture topics with medium to high independence. These reports will be published as part of BCA’s Special Report Unit (SRU).

Working with other members of the SRU team, here’s what a typical day could look like:

• Conducting research and authoring reports on macroeconomic and financial market topics deemed of high importance to the firm and its clients.
• Generating independent investment implications of your research and writing complete and cohesive drafts.
• Building advanced proprietary models and indicators.
• Presenting to clients the results of your research via conference calls or face to face meetings.
• Actively participating in discussions on financial markets and macroeconomic developments as well as taking and defending your own views.
• Educating and mentoring junior staff.
• Proofreading the reports of other researchers.

Requirements

• Minimum of a master’s degree in economics or finance.
• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience as a top-down financial market researcher or similar position at a leading investment bank, investment management firm, research firm, or as a top-quality financial journalist. CFA Designation an asset, especially if academic background is focused on economics.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience authoring high quality top-down research reports with considerable independence, providing high quality investment recommendations and/or macroeconomic analysis.
• Extremely strong attention to detail and fluency with global economic and financial market data and their sources.
• Strong familiarity with financial market data vendor applications (e.g.: Bloomberg) and software programs enabling statistical / visual time series analysis. Experience with Macrobond an asset.
• Tenacity and curiosity as personal attributes.
• Successful candidates will be required to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the global economy, and to articulate how macroeconomic analysis is linked to profitable investment strategies with a time horizon of less than two years.
• Information seeking
• Achievement orientation
• Concern for order, quality, and accuracy
• Initiative
• Analytical and Conceptual thinking
• Organizational commitment
• Communication (oral and written)
• Fostering teamwork and developing others
• Acquisition of professional expertise
• Influence others
• Team leadership
• Distribution of expertise

Why us?

We offer a competitive compensation package which empowers our employees to thrive both professionally and personally. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, employer matching retirement plan, flexible work arrangements, vacation time & paid holidays, tuition reimbursement & learning resources.

We embrace and support each other without labels to make BCA Research a phenomenal and progressive place to thrive. Flexibility, trust and responsibility for a balance between wellness and high performance. Professional development, recognition and rewards, and a team spirit, support and sense of belonging to the company’s goals and plans.

Join us and be part of a diverse team that shapes the future of investment insights.

BCA Research provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.