Deputy Head of Content

We are the leading provider of insight and analysis for the primary capital markets community. For over 35 years, we have been helping investment banks, issuers, investors, law firms, rating agencies, tech platforms, and regulators keep pace with the most important trends, challenges, and opportunities in the industry. As a trusted and reputable voice for capital markets participants, we work together to deliver independent news and data products that provide transparency into primary DCM activity, all guided by our core values.

GlobalCapital’s Deputy Head of Content will be a senior member of the editorial team, as the company builds its subscriptions business through the growth of its products and services. They will assist the Head of Content in leading an editorial team that produces laser focused, first class insight, analysis, commentary and data; and develops new products and formats that serve the primary capital markets.

Key responsibilities

• You will help the Head of Content to oversee coverage of GlobalCapital’s coverage globally, setting the standard for day-to-day value-added content and overseeing news coverage, while leading from the front with coverage of your own in a particular area, and taking direct responsibility for the securitization teams in New York and London.
• Help to implement new ideas across the editorial team in conjunction with senior management.
• Help to identify and engage new and bigger audiences, and oversee an increase in the readership of our coverage, working with commercial colleagues to build our subscriptions in these areas.
• Help the editorial team to identify and prioritise the most important deals, angles, people moves and other industry news to provide the most trusted, freshest and fullest analysis and comment possible to provide readers with a unique take on these sectors.
• Ensure that the editorial team understands what high value content is to our readers and instilling the power of scoops as we look to augment our place in a competitive market for capital markets insight and data.
• Ensure that the editorial team can and does keep data products (Primary Market Monitor, MTN Monitor, People Tracker and our forthcoming securitisation data product) up to date and relevant.
• This involves not just making sure that the work is done but that the process for doing the work is as frictionless as possible, while ensuring high quality.
• Assist with hiring and other HR matters for the editorial team and encourage professional development; set clear expectations on performance and develop social capital in the team through team building and adjusting to improve team performance under remote and hybrid working patterns.
• You will also be part of the Senior Editorial Group that will drive GlobalCapital’s content as we target higher subscriptions growth and the development of new products.
• Maintain GlobalCapital’s distinctive editorial voice and its reputation as a reliable and indispensable part of working in international capital markets via hard news, analysis, opinion, data and features in a variety of formats.
• Monitor reader engagement across securitisation coverage online and over email news alerts and provide insights to the wider team about what works and what doesn’t.
• Contribute to the editing of GlobalCapital’s weekly coverage on Thursday nights.
• Deputise for the Head of Content as required.
• Ensure editorial emails go out on time; that headlines, photos and data are as eye-catching as possible and that all coverage adheres to the style guide.
• Take ownership, from an editorial point of view of GlobalCapital’s US and European Securitisation Awards and any related events, such as GC Live.

Priority tasks

• Lead the securitisation section to provide leading quality and quantity of market coverage. This will include developing inexperienced and new members of staff.
• Liaise with subscriptions teams as appropriate to support the business in developing GlobalCapital’s reach in securitisation markets, while maintaining the strictest standards of editorial integrity.
• Work closely with the securitisation team to investigate where GlobalCapital can provide useful data on the market that will help to drive subscriptions.
• Take in-depth feedback on what the market requires in terms of market data.
• Work with product teams to help create a home for this data on the GlobalCapital website.

Reporting Lines

The Deputy Head of Content will report to the Head of Content.

Key Interfaces

Manages five journalists directly, who will cover securitisation in Europe and the US; will work with other SEG members to help manage the newsroom but will be the decision maker behind the Head of Content. The Deputy Head of Content will be the lead editor for GlobalCapital’s securitisation coverage and will be expected to be able to edit across its full range of content. Build strong relationships with key people in and around the securitisation markets in particular but also the wider capital markets to provide the sharpest and most insightful coverage. Works with senior editors, marketing, tech and subscriptions teams to make sure their coverage reaches the biggest possible audience, presented in the best way achievable.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least five years of financial journalism experience, covering international financial markets.
• Ability to delegate and to use resources to deliver results – the ability to be a conductor, not a one-man band.
• The ability to learn about an area of the capital markets and forge strong relationships within it.
• A strong knowledge of the wider international capital markets.
• Ability to lead a team in achieving the organisation’s targets, rather than only to represent that team in front of management.
• Set high standards of professional conduct that set a clear standard for the rest of the team.
• Proven ability to put subscribers’ needs first and to see GlobalCapital’s output from their point of view.
• Experience operating within a fast-paced market intelligence/niche B2B business title focused on delivering proprietary content including exclusive news, analysis and commentary.
• Ability to write and edit stories that not only deliver original and insightful content, but do it in a compelling and entertaining style.
• Strong interpersonal skills to both manage a diverse editorial team and to build off-the-record sources to break exclusive news.
• Experience of leading, training, developing and editing less experienced reporters.
• Cultural values including: a determination to win; a desire to play a role on a cohesive/collaborative team; a craftsman’s approach to their work; and integrity.
• Strong editing and writing skills, with a well-developed news sense and scrupulous attention to detail.
• Sound judgement when dealing with competing interests of contacts, colleagues and clients.
• Ability to manage a fast-paced and complicated workload with numerous deadlines.
• Comfortable dealing with numbers.
• Able to work in GlobalCapital’s London office.
• Experience of the securitisation markets.
• Strong decision maker able to lead GlobalCapital’s coverage.
• An appetite for new products (data, video, podcasts, etc) and knowledge of digital platforms.
• Capable of understanding how GlobalCapital’s market coverage fits in with the rest of the business and willing and able to contribute to it in full.
• Willingness to travel internationally when required.
• Ability to represent GlobalCapital at public events.

About GlobalCapital

GlobalCapital, which is owned by Delinian, is a specialist primary capital markets insights and data service. It is also the publisher of GlobalMarkets, the newspaper of record at the leading development bank annual meetings around the world. GlobalCapital employs more than 20 specialists in providing insight and data across its London, New York and Bulgarian teams. We offer a flexible working policy which includes hybrid working and includes a 2.5 day weekend, work permitting, and an extra paid holiday for employee’s birthdays. We offer a competitive compensation package which empowers our employees to thrive both professionally and personally. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, employer matching retirement plan, flexible work arrangements, vacation time & paid holidays, tuition reimbursement & learning resources. GlobalCapital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.