Breaking News Writer

ION Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ION Group in Mumbai seeks a Breaking News Writer to file real-time financial news and announcements for ION Analytics. The role focuses on delivering timely, accurate updates to subscribers around the clock from our Mumbai newsroom.

You will monitor markets, analyze multiple sources, and produce concise reports while collaborating with regional editors. Flexibility and rapid learning are essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in journalism or financial reporting is preferred.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information quickly from multiple sources.
• Proficiency with digital tools/platforms for news monitoring and aggregation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• File time-sensitive market intelligence on topics like M&A, anti-trust, equity capital markets and debt transactions.
• Monitor stock exchanges, press releases and global news outlets for breaking coverage.
• Produce clear, concise reports aligned with editorial standards.
• Work with internal teams to enhance aggregation and knowledge sharing.
• Be self-motivated with on-the-job learning and willingness to work flexible shifts.
• Collaborate with editorial colleagues across regions to maintain a continuous news flow.

Skills

Journalism experience

Financial reporting

English proficiency

Analysis & synthesis

News monitoring tools

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

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.
• 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

• 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.