EMEA Production Assistant

PowerToFly; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Reuters Breakingviews seeks an EMEA Production Assistant based in Bengaluru, working UK hours in a hybrid setup. You will support editors and columnists across multiple publishing platforms, producing text content and assisting with audience newsletters and social media.

The role offers exposure to original column production, data visualizations, and podcast editing, with opportunities to advance in financial journalism.

Qualifications

• Strong copy-editing skills and eye for Reuters style.
• 3–6 years of experience in editorial/production roles.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Keen interest in pursuing a career in financial journalism.
• Awareness of best practices in social media.

Responsibilities

• Daily production of text content on multiple publishing platforms.
• Preparation of regular trawls of breaking financial, economic and corporate news.
• Promotion of Breakingviews through email newsletters and social media.
• Opportunity to learn how to produce podcasts.
• Organisation of special projects, including production of books and small events.
• Support editors and columnists with research as needed.

Skills

Copy-editing

Editorial process

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

Interest in financial journalism

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

EMEA Production Assistant:

Reuters Breakingviews is the leading provider of agenda-setting insight to the global financial community. With around 30 columnists worldwide, we deliver hard-hitting commentary across LSEG Workspace terminals, Reuters.com and our own subscriber website. We also publish two weekly podcasts, participate in events, and maintain a strong presence on social media.

This position involves providing across-the-board production support for our team of editors and columnists in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organisational skills, an ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and a robust appreciation for the editorial process. They will also have scope to advance as a journalist at Reuters by getting involved in the production of original columns, creation of data visualizations, and editing of podcasts.

The successful applicant will be based in Bengaluru and work UK hours under a hybrid office and work-from-home model. The position will report to George Hay, EMEA Editor, Reuters Breakingviews.

About the role

• Daily production of text content on multiple publishing platforms
• Preparation of regular trawls of breaking financial, economic and corporate news
• Promotion of Breakingviews through email newsletters and social media
• The opportunity to learn how to produce podcasts
• Organisation of special projects, including the production of books and small events
• Support Breakingviews editors and columnists with research as needed

About you

• Strong copy-editing skills and eye for rooting out errors and enforcing Reuters style
• Should have 3-6 years of experience
• Proven organizational skills and an ability to multi-task
• A keen interest in pursuing a career in financial journalism
• Strong awareness of the best practices in social media
• Enthusiasm for supporting the leading team in global financial commentary
• An inquisitive, problem-solving mind

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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