Careers Correspondent

Description:

Wealth Management Correspondent (1 year contract position)

Financial News, the leading publication for City professionals, is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic journalist to cover Financial News's wealth management beat. This will be a one year maternity cover.

You will write front-page stories and in-depth features on the world's biggest wealth management firms. You will also be responsible for writing the weekly wealth management newsletter.

You will develop relationships with some of the most senior wealth executives in London, and break the biggest stories that matter to those both in and outside of the industry.

When you join Financial News, you become part of Dow Jones, one of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. We deliver newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, radio and television – including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands such as Barron's, MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal.

You Will
 

• Responsible for producing feature-length stories
• Be responsible the wealth management weekly newsletter
• Strongly reported stories that are agenda-setting.
• Develop a deep network of sources.
• Engage with a broader audience through social media.
• Writes short pieces for the FN online news desk where relevant.
• Help produce content for projects team where relevant.
   

You Have
 

• Capable of producing scoops.
• Produce fast, clean, compelling and accurate copy
• Experience of developing a broad network of well-placed sources
• Demonstrate understanding of digital journalism concepts and digital storytelling techniques.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the beat.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work as a team and cover for other reporters/editors where required.