Breaking News UK & Global Watch Team Leader

Bloomberg; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in news and media seeks a Breaking News Team Leader in London to oversee real-time news coverage. The role involves managing a team, making critical news decisions, and embracing change in reporting methods. Ideal candidates will have extensive news experience and strong communication skills to foster team growth and adapt to client needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a real-time news environment, including editing stories.
• Ability to communicate clearly in stressful moments.
• Experience in managing people and fostering their career development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team that owns the first fifteen minutes of news.
• Make bold decisions on news coverage as it breaks.
• Maintain a positive team culture and develop future leaders.

Skills

Fluency in English

Real-time news experience

Social media knowledge

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Client:

Bloomberg

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.07.2025

Expiry Date:

16.08.2025

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Job Description:

Breaking News UK & Global Watch Team Leader

Location
London

Business Area
News and Media

Ref #
10042992

Description & Requirements

Bloomberg News is looking for a passionate journalist to lead a team that owns the first fifteen minutes of news from the UK and abroad. The team's remit crosses UK earnings and corporate transactions, but it's also trade wars, bankruptcies, natural disasters, Elon Musk, and everything overnight from Sydney to Singapore to New York. From the front lines, alongside your team members, you will make bold split-second decisions on coverage whether it breaks on social media, regulatory wires, websites or TV.
Given the team's mandate to cover global surprise news in the European day, you'll need to have strong global news judgment. You'll need to know the biggest current news out of Asia and the Americas, and you'll need to be up to date on global geo-political conflicts. Beyond that, you'll need to know who to alert when something big breaks.
In order to be successful in this role, you'll need to be someone who understands the importance of building and maintaining positive relationships across the global newsroom. You know how tomunicate clearly and effectively, while also keeping your cool in stressful moments. Leading by example, you'll draw up solid plans for scheduled events, while also thriving onpetitively covering the unexpected news and identifying trends. You should be an agent for change who thinks outside the box to meet evolving client demands.
Last but not least, you embrace the challenges of managing people, and you do it thoughtfully and patiently. You get great satisfaction from helping people build their careers at Bloomberg, and you're constantly looking for opportunities for your team to learn and grow as journalists.
We'll trust you to:

Maintain a positive team culture

Be vocal andmunicative: Breaking News TLs should not be quiet

Accelerate the evolution of our coverage through the adoption of new technologies and formats

Identify future leaders and foster their development

Bring new ideas to the table

Be flexible. The news expects us to be so!

You'll need to have:

Proven experience in a real-time news environment, including editing stories and sending headlines

Fluency in English. Additional language skills are a plus

A sharp focus on the needs of the real-time client

Robust knowledge of social media and how news breaks on various platforms

If this sounds like you:
Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are

Job ID 3171_10042992

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Created on 02/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom