Dow Jones seeks reporter to join its team in Barcelona

Dow Jones is seeking a reporter to join its team in its bureau in Barcelona, Spain.

This team fuels Dow Jones’s news service for financial professionals.

These reporters monitor press-release feeds, websites and other sources of news and fire off headlines and short stories on key developments for publication in real time. Reporters must be proficient at identifying important, forward-looking detail from a fast-moving stream of information and turning it into informative, punchy headlines and short articles in English.

They also produce Market Talk items – short, quick-fire analysis in real-time of market-moving corporate news.

Candidates will require accuracy, speed, excellent news judgement and a close eye for detail. They must be able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume news environment where teamwork and strong communication skills are important.

Excellent written English is essential. Additional languages are always welcome but aren’t essential for this particular role, which is focused on U.K. equities coverage.

Ideally, candidates will have some knowledge of what to look for in corporate earnings statements and press releases, and some familiarity with economic data, financial markets and regulation.

Reporters also might do some text translation, media monitoring and could sometimes be asked to crunch data for analysis that might lead to stories.

Reporters need to have the flexibility to jump quickly between subjects, languages and tasks while keeping a calm, clear head. They need to be adept and flexible with technology.