SPEED DESK REPORTER
Job Requisition Number: 24651
BRASILIA - DF
Bloomberg News is seeking Speed Desk Reporters in our Brasilia office to join our expanding team in Brazil. The Speed Desk Reporters will cover politics and economics, breaking news about the economy (with a focus on the finance ministry and the central bank), and regulatory agencies and the impacts of their new decisions on companies. The individuals in this role will need to propose and write agenda-setting stories that explain and illustrate the Brazilian economic and political situation to a global audience. In addition, these individuals must have an understanding of economic and political issues and their relevance to corporate developments and markets, as well as an understanding of regulation for different industries and their impact on companies. Responsibilities of the role include attending press briefings and evening events, monitoring other media, and writing news summaries.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of three years of business journalism experience
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
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COMMODITIES AND ENERGY REPORTER
Job Requisition Number: 25461
Rio de Janiero - BRA
Bloomberg News seeks an experienced Commodities and Energy Reporter for its Rio de Janeiro office to cover Brazil’s mining and metals industry, with a particular emphasis on breaking news on the major companies including Vale and Gerdau. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to break news on commodities or energy companies, have written in-depth features on the subject, and be a self-starter who can perform to the highest standards without close supervision. This is a high-profile position demanding candidates of proven ability and energy. Candidates should be able to write quickly and concisely under tight deadline pressure and be enthusiastic about working in a team environment. A minimum of three to five years of business journalism experience is preferred. The person in this role must be fluent in both English and Portuguese. All candidates should attach clips showing energy or commodities-related subject matter if possible.
Qualifications:
- Experience working in a real-time news environment
- Prior experience breaking news in the commodities and energy markets
- Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
- Minimum of three to five years of business journalism experience is preferred
- Fluent in English and Portuguese
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ECONOMY/GOVERNMENT EDITOR
Job Requisition Number: 24745
Rio de Janiero - BRA
Bloomberg News seeks an Economy/Government Editor in our Rio de Janeiro office to join the regional economy and government team. Successful applicants will have an in-depth knowledge of the region, and will be fluent in English and Spanish. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience covering the beat at a major newspaper or news service. Fluency in Portuguese is an asset. Candidates should be accustomed to producing clear and comprehensive enterprise pieces, have a record of breaking important stories, and be able to edit spot news under real-time deadline pressure. The successful applicant is expected to have the proven ability to make snap decisions about stories that regularly appear on TOP, Bloomberg's front page. The editor will also be expected to serve as a mentor and coach to reporters and be comfortable working within a team environment. Familiarity with the Bloomberg Terminal is a plus. Please submit CVs in English.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Fluency in Portuguese is a plus
- Prior experience editing stories
- Minimum of three years of experience covering the beat at major newspaper or news service
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here.
SPEED DESK REPORTER
Job Requisition Number: 24660
Sao Paulo - BRA
Bloomberg News is seeking a Speed Desk Reporter in our Sao Paulo office. This experienced reporter will be responsible for covering companies. The person in this role will cover mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, corporate finance and earnings. This individual should have a minimum of five years of journalism experience. Experience covering companies and/or finance is essential. The ideal candidate will have worked in a real-time news environment. Fluency in Portuguese and English is essential. Responsibilities include attending press briefings and evening events, monitoring other media and writing news summaries.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of five years of business journalism experience
- Experience working in a real-time news environment is a plus
- Ability to write quickly and concisely in Portuguese or in English under deadline pressure
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
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SPEED DESK EDITOR
Job Requisition Number: 24640
Sao Paulo - BRA
Bloomberg News is seeking a Speed Desk Editor in our Sao Paulo office. The successful candidate will write headlines and breaking news stories in Portuguese on a range of subjects that may have an impact on the economy and financial markets: company earnings, corporate announcements, natural disasters, labor strikes. The editor will be required to quickly read through news releases to find financial details and immediately transform them into clear, concise and accurate headlines and stories. The editor will also be expected to serve as a mentor and coach to reporters and should be comfortable working within a team environment.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of five years of business editing experience at a major newspaper or wire service
- Experience working in a real-time news environment is essential
- Ability to write quickly and concisely in Portuguese under deadline pressure
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
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MERKETS REPORTER
Job Requisition Number: 24633
Sao Paulo - BRA
Bloomberg News is seeking a Markets Reporter in our Sao Paulo office to cover the local fixed-income markets in Latin America under real-time deadline pressure. The successful candidate must break news on governments and corporate finance and write agenda-setting stories by interviewing company executives, bankers and investors. The person in this role should have a minimum of three years of journalism experience and should have experience working in a real-time news environment. Fluency in Portuguese and English is essential.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of three years of journalism experience
- Experience covering corporate finance and fixed-income markets is a plus
- Experience working in a real-time news environment
- Knowledge of the economy, markets, business
- Ability to write quickly and concisely in English under deadline pressure
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is essential
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here.
ECONOMIC DATA REPORTER
Job Requisition Number: 24621
Sao Paulo - BRA
Bloomberg News is seeking to hire an Economic Data Reporter in our Sao Paulo office to expand economic data coverage in Latin America. The successful candidate will extract economic data from press releases in English, Portuguese, and Spanish under real-time deadline pressure and survey economists ahead of indicators. The candidate will need to be fast and accurate in taking data and turning it into table-based stories for our clients, working closely with other reporters and editors to help with our news coverage. The person in this role must have a minimum of one year of experience covering or working with economic indicators. This individual must also be fluent in Portuguese and English. Fluency in Spanish is a plus. The ability to use Excel spreadsheets, including familiarity with VBA and macros, is required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of one year of experience covering or working with economic indicators
- Understanding of economics to determine what data releases are important enough to cover and what data within those releases should be emphasized
- Ability to write introductions and headlines for economic data tables in English and Portuguese
- Ability to use Excel spreadsheets, including familiarity with VBA and macros, is essential
- Experience working in a real-time news environment
- Fluency in spoken Portuguese and English is essential
- Fluency in spoken Spanish is desirable
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here.
Information: www.bloomberg.com