Market News International seeks economics reporter in Frankfurt

Market News International, a global financial news agency, seeks a full-time economic data specialist in its Frankfurt office to ensure accurate and fast reporting of data releases for the Eurozone and its major member states.

The successful candidate will oversee all phases of the preparation of data stories and headlines as well as be in charge of the production of data tables and calendars, working with editorial assistants to improve them. Writing and editing data and other stories, as well as assisting with coverage of the European Central Bank, are other important duties, and the successful candidate will also be expected to help expand the range of MNI’s editorial content.

The successful candidate will have:

• Journalism experience, probably for a financial wire service, involving the coverage of macroeconomic data releases.
• A track record of being able to deliver accurate reporting and editing of data releases with attention to detail under regular deadline pressure.
• Native-level written English. Fluency in German is strongly preferred. Other foreign languages – particularly French, Italian and Spanish – would be a big plus.
• Comfort with standard desktop technology.
• Willingness to work irregular hours when needed.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic journalist to cover unfolding macroeconomic events in Europe’s single currency area. Salary commensurate with experience.

If interested, please send a letter and a copy of your resume to David Barwick, Frankfurt bureau chief (dbarwick@mni-news.com), and to Martin Baccardax, Managing Editor for continental Europe (mbaccardax@mni-news.com).