Breaking News Writer

ION; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ION Analytics in Mumbai is seeking a highly driven Breaking News Writer to file real-time financial news and announcements around the clock. You will contribute to a global editorial operation delivering timely, accurate updates to subscribers.

The role involves monitoring markets, M&A and other topics, producing clear, concise reports, and collaborating with internal teams to enhance aggregation and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above required for formal qualification.
• Experience in journalism, especially financial reporting, is advantageous.
• Excellent spoken and written English with strong synthesis skills.
• Ability to analyze information from multiple sources quickly and accurately.
• Proficient with digital tools for news monitoring and aggregation.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• File time-sensitive market intelligence on topics including M&A, antitrust, equity capital markets, debt, infrastructure, shareholder activism and private equity funding.
• Monitor stock exchanges, company press releases and news outlets globally to deliver breaking news to ION Analytics platforms.

Skills

Journalism experience

English proficiency

News monitoring

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

About role:

We are seeking a highly driven Breaking News Writer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for filing real-time financial news and announcements across ION Analytics. This Mumbai-based role is key to ensuring our global editorial operation delivers timely, accurate, and impactful updates to subscribers 24 hours a day.

Key Responsibilites

• File time-sensitive market intelligence on topics including M&A, anti-trust, equity capital markets and debt transactions, infrastructure, shareholder activism and private equity funding.
• Monitor stock exchanges, company press releases and news outlets globally to ensure we deliver relevant breaking news to ION Analytics platforms.

We expect you to

• Have a solid understanding of financial markets.
• Produce clear and concise reports, ensuring information is relevant, accurate, and aligned with our editorial standards.
• Work closely with internal teams to enhance our aggregation efforts and foster knowledge-sharing across departments.
• Be highly driven and self-motivated, as the role involves extensive on-the-job learning.
• Be open to working flexible shifts.
• Work independently and in collaboration with editorial colleagues across regions to ensure a constant flow of news across ION Analytics platforms.

Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Previous experience in journalism or a related role, particularly in financial reporting, is a strong advantage.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• An ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources quickly and accurately.
• Proficiency in working with digital tools and platforms for news monitoring and aggregation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

About us:

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in‑house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker‑dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure. With 10,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.

Within ION Analytics we help clients find advantage in a world of information overload and fragmented systems. Our business information solutions blend expert journalism and analytics with data to help banks, advisors, investors, law firms and corporations find opportunities in markets ranging from equities and fixed income to infrastructure and private equity.

On our platform clients can break through silos to originate opportunities, find buyers, and use resources efficiently, and our advanced workflow automation tools cut through the noise to deliver personalized, targeted information that saves time and effort, and drives better decisions.

ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe,

Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.