S&P Global seeks associate editor for bank and thrift news

S&P Global Market Intelligence is seeking an Associate Editor for its Bank & Thrift news team. On a daily basis, you will edit for accuracy, style and content in news articles covering a range of topics, including M&A, executive moves, capital markets activity and regulation.

You will also help shape our coverage by contributing story ideas, vetting news leads and working with researchers to create interesting and useful charts and visuals. You will use your strong leadership skills to coach and mentor team members. You will suggest ways to improve our processes and coverage.

The Impact:
Our real-time, subscription-based news service reaches an influential readership that includes major institutional investors, regulators and almost all of Wall Street’s leading investment banks. Our massive database, with comprehensive coverage of the market, regulatory and corporate data, offers ample opportunities to enhance and drive that reporting.

The Career Opportunity:
You will have a tremendous opportunity to grow personally and professionally in this role. Editors have the opportunity to take on direct reports and move up the career ladder to positions with increasing levels of responsibility. S&P Global Market Intelligence is unique in that it provides for growth not only within a sector, but also among other sectors within our newsroom or even other groups and cross-functional teams.

The Team:
Members of the newsroom have the opportunity every day to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and are able to develop a close team dynamic with coworkers from around the globe. We offer a great, casual working environment and enjoy being within walking distance of Charlottesville’s historic downtown mall.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field
• 2-3 years of professional journalism experience
• Must be able to simultaneously manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Fluency in journalistic areas (AP style, libel issues, etc.) Strong editing skills a must.

To apply, go here.