Breaking News Analysis Reporter

DOW JONES; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vis​

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones's Barron's London bureau is seeking a high-energy business and finance reporter to cover breaking corporate, economic, and market news. The role emphasizes fast, accurate analysis of U.S.

equities, earnings, corporate developments, and macro trends, with opportunities for longer features and enterprise reporting. The ideal candidate has at least three years in journalism or finance, is digitally savvy, writes with clarity, and collaborates well with teams.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience reporting for a major news organization or finance-focused coverage.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, economics, and corporate news.
• Ability to write clearly, succinctly, and under tight deadlines with enterprise storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Cover breaking corporate, economic, and market news from the London bureau.
• Write market commentary and newsletter posts with clear investor-facing angles.
• Explain corporate earnings and macro developments in simple language for Barron's audience.
• Generate quick angles and ideas off the news and meet urgent deadlines multiple times a day.
• Familiarity with U.S. markets and companies and newsroom collaboration.

Skills

Financial markets understanding

News reporting

Financial analysis

SEO best practices

Tools

SEO tools

Job description

Location: London, GBR

Company: Dow Jones

Category: Editorial/Journalism

About the Role

Barron's is seeking a high-energy business and finance reporter who can insightfully cover breaking corporate, economic, and market news from our London bureau. We are seeking a fast, accurate reporter and writer able to offer insights into the biggest stories of the day, typically focused on U.S. equities. They range from earnings reports, corporate developments, the AI economy, macroeconomic developments, and the intersection of trade and politics. This fast paced role also includes writing market reports on rotation, and newsletter commentary with voice and authority, but the successful applicant will also be encouraged to write longer, deeply reported features and analytical pieces and cover stories. A successful candidate would have at least three years of experience covering these topics, be digitally savvy, and a confident multitasker. The reporter should be able to deliver timely analysis-or an interesting angle-multiple times a day in clear and simple language. Experience writing enterprise would be an advantage. Barron's values teamwork and a collaborative approach is required. There will be an invitation to complete an assessment as part of the hiring process.

You Will

• Navigate, comprehend and explain earnings reports, financial and economic updates and write market commentary and newsletter posts.
• Understand corporate balance sheets, and use financial valuations and investing principles to develop original angles.
• Explain in simple language what is happening in the business world and explain, through the lens of an investor, why it audience data to help inform judgments on whether a news story matters for our readers.
• Generate quick angles and strong ideas off the news and meet urgent deadlines multiple times a day.
• Have familiarity with U.S. markets and companies.

You Have

• At least three years experience working as a reporter with a major news organization or have worked in finance and demonstrate the ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Understanding of financial markets, business and economics.
• Fantastic communication skills, emotional intelligence and common sense.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and a knack for writing snappy headlines and ledes.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Collaborative, diplomatic approach and confidence making fast, well thought out decisions.
• Clean, accurate deadline writing skills.

Note: The role involves an early start, and is office-based at least 3 days a week.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

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Job Category: Editorial/Journalism. Union Status: Union role.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest newsgathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).