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Yahoo Finance seeks a breaking business news reporter
Yahoo Finance is the world’s #1 financial destination, empowering investors with news, information and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by more than 150 million visitors worldwide every month, representing more than $20 trillion in investable assets, Yahoo Finance provides high-quality, real-time market data on desktop platforms, mobile devices and streaming.
With breaking news from thousands of sources, original editorial perspectives, objective analyst ratings and research, analytical charts and technical tools, personalized mobile alerts, and more, Yahoo Finance empowers investors with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity.
Responsibilities:
- Cover the biggest, latest stories moving markets every day the market is open.
- Coverage will include corporate earnings, corporate news, business news trends, economic data releases and other market-moving reports or announcements.
- Deliver a clean copy on tight deadlines.
- Work closely with editors to test, innovate, and refine story selection, structure, and tone while emphasizing SEO best practices.
- Contribute to our daily live blog coverage of our markets, coverage of other important events such as Fed meetings, annual shareholder meetings, as well as contribute to our flagship daily newsletter, The Morning Brief.
- Cultivate industry sources to bring exclusive stories to the Yahoo Finance audience.
A lot about you:
- Located in the New York area – role requires office presence at least 3x per week
- 2+ years of experience covering or working in financial markets.
- Expert understanding of financial markets and industry jargon.
- Strong news judgment and ability to work and think quickly.
- Strong knowledge of key economic data releases and earnings calendar.
- Fluency in digesting and interpreting economic data and corporate earnings reports.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- History of success in a fast-paced newsroom or similar competitive environment.
- BA or equivalent work experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Working knowledge of SEO best practices.
- Experience working with multiple content management systems or other editorial tools.
- Use and knowledge of X and other social media platforms that the financial industry frequently interacts with.
To sign up, go here.
Chris Roush
Chris Roush was dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Previously, he was the Walter E. Hussman Senior 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 Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting book “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.