Staff Writer

Octus; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Gym subsidies

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Octus is seeking a Staff Writer based in Pakistan to join the APAC Core Credit team, focusing on rapid, accurate financial-news storytelling from press releases and company announcements. The candidate should have newsroom or wire-service experience and excel at turning complex information into concise stories while collaborating across teams.

Ideal candidates possess strong English skills, a keen sense for news and markets, and the ability to adapt to evolving editorial objectives.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Strong writing skills, time management and communication abilities.
• Strong news sense with experience or interest in financial news and markets.
• Ability to quickly create concise stories from complex information.
• Change mindset and willingness to adapt as content objectives evolve.

Responsibilities

• Write breaking news stories based on company announcements and third-party content.
• Aggregate third-party content with editorial judgment and add insights from Octus databases.
• Support a team of journalists, analysts and lawyers.
• Adopt Octus editorial standards, workflows, and processes promptly.
• Monitor news articles, press releases, and other sources for key developments.
• Work in shifts (morning/afternoon/night) to ensure full coverage.
• Provide crossover support between regions for 24/7 coverage.

Skills

Excellent English

Strong writing skills

News judgment

Fast writing

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Job description

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
For more information, visit: https://octus.com/

Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, and much more.
Role

Octus is looking for a Staff Writer based in Pakistan to work with our APAC Core Credit team, which consists of experienced journalists, financial analysts and lawyers based across the Asia- Pacific. The Staff Writer will predominantly focus on writing up news articles from press releases and company announcements with a strong emphasis on speed, accuracy and clarity. A background in writing about business or financial news is essential.

The ideal candidate will have wire service, newsroom or similar experience, know or be able to efficiently learn our subject matter, have strong news judgment, and possess the ability to quickly create concise stories from complex information. Speed, accuracy and strong news judgment are critical. The candidate must be an excellent communicator, learn and adapt easily, and confidently work across different teams.

Responsibilities

• Write breaking news stories based on company announcements and third-party content
• Aggregate third-party content using smart news judgment, adding insights from and contributing to Octus’s extensive collection of databases
• Support a team of experienced journalists, financial analysts and lawyers
• Adopt Octus’s editorial standards, workflows, and processes in a timely manner
• Help monitor news articles, press releases, and other sources for key and topical developments
• Work in shifts, which will include morning, afternoon and/or night rotations, to help ensure full news coverage
• Ensure weekend announcements are written up prior to the start of each week
• Provide crossover support between regions when necessary in order to provide 24/7 coverage

Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Excellent writing skills, time management and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong news sense, with experience or an interest in financial news and markets
• Change mindset and willingness to adapt as content objectives evolve
• Preferably based in Islamabad.

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