At a Glance
- Tasks: Edit and process news stories in the dynamic infrastructure financing market.
- Company: Join a fast-growing financial news company with a global reach.
- Benefits: Flexible freelance role with opportunities to enhance your editing skills.
- Other info: Collaborate with a passionate team in a vibrant London office.
- Why this job: Make an impact in financial journalism while working on exciting international stories.
- Qualifications: Experience in financial journalism and subediting required.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
The Inframation Group, part of Mergermarket, is a fast growing financial news and information business dedicated to the global infrastructure market covering both greenfield and brownfield transactions in the transportation, social infrastructure, environmental, renewable energy and utilities sectors. With offices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Sydney, our community of users combines the broad spectrum of investment professionals including developers, banks, infrastructure funds, private equity and institutional investors such as pension funds. InfraNews operates out of the London office and reports primarily on the European market, but also covers the Middle East and Africa.
InfraNews is seeking a freelancer Subeditor to cover the processing of news stories and analyses covering the European and international infrastructure financing market. This involves reports on PPP tenders on secondary markets, financings and refinancing as well as all government and regulatory policy relating to PPPs, PFIs and PF2s. The freelancer Subeditor will also be editing mergers and acquisitions coverage. Working closely with the Managing Editor, the freelancer Subeditor will also need to help make sure news sites are correctly formatted with appropriate pictures and images. You will also be required to push back for more work any copy with legal issues or refer to the managing editor.
Requirements
- The successful candidate will be an experienced financial journalist with very recent subediting experience on a financial newswire or daily publication.
- You will be used to turning around news pieces and articles of various lengths quickly and accurately throughout the day with final copy filed around 5pm for a 6pm close.
The Mergermarket Group is fully committed to a policy of non-discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunity in employment on grounds of merit, experience, skills and aptitude in order to maximise the full potential of both existing and prospective employees.
Date posted: 14/05/15 17:24
Closing date: 14/06/15
Salary: DoE
Location: London, England
Categories: news | production and sub-editors
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