OVERVIEW
This role is for an experienced reporter for CNBC Asia’s digital team, who is attuned to researching and writing up stories and blog posts ranging from individual stock movements to sector trends, as well as global economics and financial markets. You must be able to cover a range of global and Asian stories centred on finance, economics and geopolitics. You should be comfortable writing up breaking news, as well as market movers, short-news analysis, and long-form features for CNBC.com under tight deadlines.
As a digital reporter, you are also an expert in producing stories using a content management system, pitch story ideas, report and write original news stories for a fast-paced, business and financial news website.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Write fast and accurate news copy for financial markets, including stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, and macroeconomics for Asia Pacific
- React to breaking news with the ability to quickly compose an account of the facts, and thoughtfully push a story forward with analysis and original reporting
- Stay abreast of financial and equity markets, corporate news, and macroeconomic developments, including reading analyst reports and stock charts to come up with and pitch stories
- Actively contribute to the daily Asia markets blog, including suggesting sharp and compelling headlines, proactively direct market coverage and updates
- Adept at reading stock charts and financial statements
- Pitch, report and write proprietary stories about markets, finance and economics based on news flow, original reporting and comments from CNBC television interviews
- Directly speak with sources in investment and financial industries for stock ideas, analysis, information and insight; cultivate sources for exclusive stories
- Closely monitor investment trends and stock markets in China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Southeast Asia, as well as in global trade, technology and business
- Create compelling story & copy to CNBC.com standards to engage CNBC’s audience effectively
- Research financial markets and economics data for appropriate stories and content on the site
- Use the site’s content management system to make stories & headlines as compelling and attractive as possible, leveraging on pictures, graphics, charts and appropriate embeds and links
