Reuters is looking for an exceptional journalist and leader who can help shape the France companies news file. France is home to companies such as LVMH, Airbus, TotalEnergies and Renault that are of global significance but also do business in a distinctively French way. They regularly serve up dramatic M&A moves, world-class innovation, charismatic company bosses and behind-the-scenes intrigue. The successful candidate will play a lead role in telling these stories to the world.
As our France Company News Editor, you will:
- Work with our Breaking News team to ensure we follow up fast with insight and original reporting when company news breaks
- Assist out Global Industry Editors in guiding a team of beat reporters
- Help reporters to join the dots between different sectors and produce agenda-setting scoops
- Plan company news coverage
- Write many of our biggest company news stories
- Be able to break news yourself
- Be part of the bureau’s leadership team
To be our France Company News Editor, you will likely have:
- At least 5 years of journalism experience
- A passion for company news, and a flair for telling corporate stories
- A track record of producing exclusive company news
- Experience in handling fast, real-time news accurately
- An aptitude for leading other journalists
- Knowledge of French corporate scene
- Ability to write clear, fast and insightful copy in English
- The language skills to operate effectively in France
Please note, the deadline for applications is Sunday 14th November 2021.
To apply, go here.
Chris RoushChris 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.