Editor - Manchester

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in financial services is seeking a talented editor to join their Manchester office. This role is crucial for ensuring the accuracy and clarity of time-sensitive financial reports and rating announcements. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in financial editing, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive under pressure. With opportunities for career growth and a supportive team environment, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a leading global organization. Join a diverse team that values your contributions and fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Team-oriented work environment

Meaningful impact in financial services

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of financial editing experience required.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets and credit ratings industry.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality editing of rating announcements and research reports.
• Collaborate with analysts to produce a high-quality finished product.

Skills

Financial Editing

Knowledge of Financial Markets

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Tools

Fitch Global Research Publishing Applications

Job description

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Fitch Ratings is currently seeking an editor based out of our Manchester office.

The editor will handle time-sensitive announcements and research reports from various sectors, including Corporates, Banking, Public Finance, Structured Finance, Leveraged Finance and Infrastructure/Project Finance.

What We Offer:

• A team-oriented work environment.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact as part of a leading global financial information services company, with operations in more than 30 countries.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• A role and platform that helps the debt capital markets make informed decisions via timely, insightful and forward-looking rating actions and research.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Perform high-quality editing of rating announcements and research reports for content, grammar, style and structure under deadline pressure.
• Be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Be an agile and efficient editor who’s capable of editing content from across different analytical groups and has the ability to collaborate with analysts to produce a high-quality finished product.
• Help to manage content through to completion, including consistency of fundamental ratings information on reports and in databases.
• Become adept at using the Fitch global research publishing applications.
• Provide constructive criticism to analysts on content, structure and grammar.
• Maintain quality standards by editing content of research reports.
• Work with analysts to ensure accuracy of text and graphics.
• Support accuracy and style standards in the publishing process.

What You Need to Have:

• A minimum of three years of financial editing experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, bond/equity markets and the credit ratings industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management.
• Ability to handle multiple releases and reports and edit within tight deadlines.
• The ability to work as part of a close-knit team as well as independently.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Motivated and resilient.
• The ability to adjust elementary formatting in research reports using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Has outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization.
• Has a strong desire to make impactful editing decisions, which sharpens the focus and organization of Fitch research and improves readability.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables our clients to make important credit judgements with confidence.