Vacancy at Bloomberg, Asia Bonds/ FX Reporter - Tokyo

05 November 2010
Vacancy at Bloomberg, Asia Bonds/ FX Reporter - Tokyo
Asia Bonds/FX Reporter Job Requisition Number: 28073 Asia Pacific Tokyo - JPN

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.

The Role

Bloomberg News is seeking reporters to cover bond and currency markets across Asia in the Tokyo office. Successful candidates will be expected to produce breaking news stories and market reports on economic and political events under real-time deadlines. Covering these fast-changing markets that influence government and central bank policy requires journalists who can cut through market jargon and write the news in a clear and understandable way. The job also includes writing features and profiling policy markets, traders, strategists and investors.

Qualifications

-Minimum of three to five years of experience as a newspaper or a news service
-Ability to write clear, concise and accurate news stories
-Experience in reporting on or writing about currency markets or, at minimum, financial news is essential
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is essential
-Journalism qualification is desirable
-Fluency in both English and Japanese a must

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