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Bloomberg seeks loan markets reporter

Bloomberg News is seeking a Loan Markets Reporter for our First Word Credit service, based in New York. The reporter will be responsible for breaking stories about new deals in the investment-grade and high-yield loan markets as well as creating chart-based items and compiling calendars and market wraps.

You should have at least 2 years experience of credit market reporting and writing experience, with focus on loans and understand deal flow, structure and pricing and enjoy using data to present trends and developments. Experience in reporting and breaking news for a real-time news service is also required.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree of equivalent experience required
Previous journalism experience is desirable
Experience covering loans markets
Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
Knowledge of Excel

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.