Polling Correspondent

The Reuters Polling team in Bangalore is seeking a Polling Correspondent to help drive the team’s coverage of the world’s largest economies, central bank policy and the price outlook for the most-traded asset classes in financial markets. Working from an existing source list of thousands of professionals, the Polling Correspondent will develop and build new sources across a wider range of industries, looking for new ways to poll leading economists and market professionals on how central bankers are faring, playing a key role in framing and
finalising questions that aim to address some of the biggest economic policy challenges.

As Polling Correspondent you will:
Identify and keep up with market-moving economic events
Plan and coordinate polls effectively
Develop strong relations with key sources and help expand our source lists to ensure the participants that matter most are always present on key polls
Develop sector specialization through research and networking
Be innovative and flexible by suggesting improvements, challenging accepted norms and introducing new ways of storytelling
Participate in training programmes for new hires and mentor team members
A clear and effective communicator with senior executives at financial institutions
Comfortable with handling large quantities of data
Keen to collaborate with colleagues on the team and elsewhere in Reuters on stories
Strive to add to a file of initiative reporting and analysis based on our exclusive data
A clear thinker, able to construct clear questions that generate data and news that are relevant to both our top financial customer and the wider news file
Fluent with some and keen to learn more about financial markets, economics and central bank policy
Flexible to work on a rotational working shift

What’s in it For You
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous
development of our journalists

Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of theworld’s most important stories

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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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