Job Opening: Emerging Markets Editor - Middle East for Bloomberg (UAE)

04 March 2011
Job Opening: Emerging Markets Editor - Middle East for Bloomberg (UAE)
Emerging Markets Editor - Middle East
Job Requisition Number: 29006
Europe, Middle East and Africa Dubai - ARE

The Role:

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor to be based in either Dubai or Tel Aviv to cover Middle Eastern emerging markets. The successful candidate will join a team of reporters and editors who have set the standard for fast, accurate and insightful coverage of equity, fixed-income and foreign-exchange news. The role requires someone with experience of editing and reporting at a financial publication, newspaper or news service. The editor must have the ability to coach reporters to get the most out of their stories whilst ensuring accuracy and speed at all times.

Requirements:

- Previous financial journalism experience is essential
- Experience of working in a real time news environment is desirable
- Proven track record of editing financial stories
- Ability to coach reporters on sourcing, interviewing and writing
- Fluent English (both written and verbal) is essential
- Fluency in Hebrew or Arabic preferred.

The Company:

Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloomberg's media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network delivers smart television to more than 240 million homes. BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via SIRIUS XM Radio and 1worldspaceTM satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine and the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site provide news and insight to businesses and investors.

Apply directly at Bloomberg's career site here.
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