Reuters seeks a Swiss financial correspondent

Reuters is seeking an experienced journalist with strong news judgment, a knack for developing sources and the ambition to dig deep and generate exclusives about an industry closely watched by our readers at the heart of global finance.

In this position you will generate agenda-setting coverage of the Swiss banking sector and the world’s largest private wealth centre, including market leader UBS. You will work independently on story ideas around the Swiss financial sector and its movers and shakers, in cooperation with an experienced, dynamic, and international team in Zurich as well as the wider Reuters global finance team. Coverage will also encompass M&A.

About the Role

As Swiss Finance Correspondent at Reuters, you will:

Build strong sources to help break news and generate agenda-setting exclusives
Provide a steady stream of initiative and deeply reported stories that showcase your expertise
Work closely with the wider Reuters financial team on sector and M&A stories
Produce engaging copy, including using graphics and data, for our global media and financial readers
Work with visual colleagues to help complement the multimedia file
Cover major breaking news outside the main beat as part of shared bureau duties
Report to the Chief Correspondent, Switzerland and Austria.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Swiss Finance Correspondent at Reuters, if you have:

A passion for breaking news and developing sources
Excellent news judgment, with focus on big stories and wider context
Five years of experience in reporting on finance and banking
A knack for working as part of a team across borders, language and media
Ability to work under pressure at a news wire, where speed, accuracy and balance are essential
Excellent written English and fluent German
Working knowledge of French and/or Italian would be useful

Please Note: Completed applications must be submitted by 23:59 on Sunday 4th August 2024. Early applications are encouraged.

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.