Reuters seeks a companies breaking news editor

Reuters is looking for an experienced business journalist to manage our coverage of major corporate stories during U.S. hours.

The Companies Breaking News Editor will identify the biggest corporate stories as they break and look for ways to distinguish our file, working with beat reporters, global industry editors, other breaking news editors, our Bangalore newsroom and publishing editors. The successful candidate will drive coverage of news and themes that cut across corporate sectors and geographies, connecting the dots for our global audience.

We are looking for a newsroom leader with a deep understanding of business, acute news judgment, creative story ideas, the ability to make fast decisions, and the agility to manage multiple stories at the same time. Producing fast, smart, and distinctive reporting in the first hours after a big story breaks is a core mission of Reuters and critical to our financial, professional and media customers.

The job is based in New York, though other U.S east coast locations may be considered.

About the Role

As Companies Breaking News Editor, you will:

Shape our corporate news file to meet the needs of financial, professional and media customers
News-edit the biggest stories of the day and assign reporting lines to yield scoops, distinctive sidebars and connect the dots for global audiences
Plan ahead for major events to ensure that we have a strong reporting plan, prewrites and Newsplanner entries
Think strategically about news priorities and redirect efforts away from stories that don’t serve our customers well
Work closely and collaboratively with other companies editors as well as finance and markets teams, the Bangalore bureau, breaking news hubs, and visuals and graphic desks

About You

To be Companies Breaking News Editor, you will likely have:

Solid professional experience reporting on business news and/or editing business stories at a major news organization
Sophisticated news judgment and ability to prioritize coverage and delegate assignments
Strong grasp of what investors look for in company news stories, and understanding of our financial, professional and media customers
Knowledge of corporate accounts, valuations and how to use them effectively in stories
Ability to make decisions quickly and edit news stories well under tight deadlines
Collaborative leadership skills, an enjoyment of teamwork and working globally

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.