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FTAdviser seeks a reporter in London

FTAdviser, the go-to website for financial advisers, has a vacancy for a reporter or senior reporter to boost its news coverage in another pivotal year for the sector.

Focusing on either the investment or the regulation & industry issues beats, the successful candidate will be able to to deliver breaking news, obtain exclusives, work on investigative articles and marshal data to produce top-quality stories. Put simply, they will have the knack for knowing what makes a good story. A willingness to contribute to our range of editorial podcasts, live blogs, videos/webinars and events would also be welcome.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write daily news stories for FTAdviser.com as well as dedicating time to longer, more in-depth pieces

  • Develop story ideas from a variety of sources including industry sources, regulatory filings, investment datasets, and so on

  • Have the judgment to report the real story rather than the angle a specific source is pushing

  • Write articles that are accurate and balanced, with the appropriate context and depth

  • Use data, and data visualisation tools, to improve the way we tell our stories.

Required Skills / Experience 

  • News reporting experience, ideally relating to the world of retail investment

  • Good knowledge of the UK financial advice sector

  • NCTJ qualified

  • Proven ability to write clearly and accurately and to meet multiple daily deadlines

  • Personable, adaptable, and a quick learner.

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.

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