Job Opening: Journalist for Mergemarket (Saudi Arabia)

31 March 2011
Job Opening: Journalist for Mergemarket (Saudi Arabia)
Job Description

Mergermarket, the world's leading M&A news service, is looking to appoint an experienced and hardworking freelance journalist based in Saudi Arabia. The post involves writing exclusive news on mergers and acquisitions across all sectors, through interviewing senior executives and attending a wide variety of conferences in the Kingdom.

The ideal candidates should have experience in financial news reporting, speak fluent Arabic and have excellent spoken and written English. Previous experience of journalism is ESSENTIAL for this post. Candidates should be willing to travel abroad at times.

The post will suit reporters who are able to regularly deliver quality copy while working independently. Please contact our Head of GCC and Middle East, Lucia Dore at lucia.dore@mergermarket.com if you are interested, or can recommend someone who is. Previous applicants need not apply.

Desired Skills & Experience

The ideal candidates should have experience in financial reporting, speak fluent Arabic and have excellent spoken and written English. Previous experience of journalism is ESSENTIAL for this post. Candidates must also be available to work for a MINIMUM of 2.5 days per week.

Company Description

The Mergermarket Group is part of the Financial Times Group. Through its products mergermarket, dealReporter, Debtwire, MergerID, wealthmonitor, Pharmawire and Remark, Mergermarket provides the larger financial community with actionable intelligence and data. Mergermarket's clients are the world's leading investment banks, law firms, private equity firms, corporations, and hedge funds.

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