Reuters seeks deputy commodities editor in New York

Reuters is looking to hire a deputy commodities editor in New York.

Job Duties:

1. Responsible for translating customer needs and business strategies into action in a specialist news area.
2. Deputizes for the regional editor at all levels from daily news coordination and editing to strategic engagement with the business.
3. Breaks news, get scoops and produce agenda-setting news.
4. Gives overall direction to news coverage and ensures the file meets customer needs and performance standards.
5. Responsible for leading, motivating, and communicating with specialist correspondents across the Americas.
6. Discovers and fosters talent, and promotes diversity.
7. Drives multi-media and cross asset story telling through collaboration with news specialists from other parts of the file.
8. Helps drive innovation, generates ideas of doing things smarter, and is willing to take calculated risks to improve news coverage.
9. Works with the global bureau chiefs and/or senior Editor in Charge to ensure Editorial delivers on budget goals.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Communications, Journalism, any Language/Literature, or related discipline followed by 10 years of progressive post-baccalaureate journalism experience.

Experience must include the following, which may be gained concurrently: 10 years of experience as a financial journalist with global experience; 7 years of experience reporting on commodities news that produces agenda-setting, market-moving news on complex futures and physical commodity markets; and 6 years of experience as an editor in charge of a team of at least 6 reporters and leading news coverage.

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