News writer

TheRole: S&P Global Market Intelligence seeks a business journalist with a passion for financial news to join our news team in either Manila or Gurgaon.

We focus on the banking, fintech and insurance industries in the Asia-Pacific region but our team is global, providing around-the-clock coverage of all the news that matters in the financial industry: monetary policy decisions, bank regulations, M&A, fintech startups we cover it all, and we do it with our proprietary data that helps us drive stories beyond the headlines.

In this role, you will help shape our content by producing our daily dose feature, an aggregation of the top news developments in the Asia-Pacific region that we send out as a daily newsletter to our discerning subscribers as they start their day in the region.

In addition, you will spend about half of your time developing fresh story ideas and delivering sharp, concise content using in-house data sources. You will write news articles covering a range of topics, including M&A, capital markets activity and regulation.

The ideal candidate will have foundational experience in business journalism, a deep curiosity to understand the financial sector and will thrive on collaboration with editors in our Hong Kong bureau, as well as journalists across our global news desk.

The Team: With a global newsroom of more than 350 reporters and editors across five continents, you will work daily with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. The Financial Institutions news team is a tightknit group working from several different bureaus. In this role, you will be part of a seasoned group of financial reporters covering breaking news and developing long-form stories.

The Impact: Our real-time, subscription-based global news service reaches an influential readership, including investment bankers, credit risk analysts, buy- and sell-side teams, and regulators. The news we provide is a critical part of S&P Global Market Intelligence's highly valued product offering.

We monitor market trends, attend top industry events, and comb through regulatory filings to bring readers the information they need to know. Our comprehensive and timely news gathering operation combined with our enterprise journalism creates a unique news source essential to any sector-focused professional.

Whats in it for you: This is an ideal opportunity for a business reporter looking to expand his/her horizons and develop deep sector expertise. In the spirit of continuous learning, the newsroom also offers extensive training and other development support, such as a mentorship program, supporting our journalists as they develop a career path leveraging S&P Global Market Intelligence and other parts of S&P Global.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor newswires, newspapers, and company websites to gather information and news articles about the financial sector and companies under our coverage.
• Provide timely, insightful news blurbs and insightful articles in English to tight daily andweekly deadlines
• Cover news by incorporating in-depth interviews, conference coverage, proprietary data and analytical insights
• Collaborate with our Data Journalists to incorporate data into stories, driving our news beyond the headlines
• Collaborate with our Production team to craft creative infographics and visuals

What were looking for:

• Solid background in writing and keen eye for details
• Able to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong interest in business news
• A passion for telling data driven stories and a commitment to work with in-house and external market intelligence data and graphics to enhance our coverage, requiring collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Fluency in spoken and written English necessary. (Knowledge of another major Asian language is highly desirable)

Whats desirable:

• A strong track record writing about business, preferably financial services, in clear, authoritative English
• In-depth knowledge of Asia-Pacific banks/financial services and of Asia's financial regulatory frameworks are desirable, but not essential
• A passion for telling data-driven stories and a commitment to work with in-house and external market intelligence data and graphics