Reuters seeks a financial correspondent in Germany

Reuters is looking for an experienced journalist with strong news judgment and a knack for developing sources to join our financials team. In this position you will act as part of a team that brings together consistent coverage of banks in Europe’s biggest economy, ranging from Sparkassen to major lenders Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, and of M&A in German and English. You will need to both stay on top of fast-moving spot news and develop smart enterprise stories on the financial sector.

You will have an opportunity to work independently on story ideas around the financials sector, in cooperation with an experienced, open-minded and international team. You will chase the most interesting stories and people in the sector, interview top players and connect the dots between financials, politics, regulation and the economy.

About the Role

As a Financial Correspondent, Germany you will:

Writing spot copy and trunks in German on both German and international financials
Pitching and developing enterprise stories on German financials
Generating scoops and exclusives
Liaising with TV and pix teams to ensure stories are multimedia where possible
Playing a key role in winning top timings by communicating quickly and clearly

About You

To be our Financials Correspondent, Germany you will likely have:

Fluent German and very good English
Excellent German writing skills
An ability to build contacts with relevant executives/bankers/labour representatives
Strong news judgment
An ability to work as part of a team across languages and media
The ability to work under pressure

Please note, the deadline for applications is Sunday 23rd January 2022.

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.