Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have experience in the Middle East in both political and financial news, with a nuanced understanding of social and geopolitical issues. The ability to speak, read and understand Arabic is mandatory. We're looking for an accomplished writer who can inspire and lead a team of six correspondents. Another key skill is the ability to edit, coach others and develop stringers. The successful candidate will be expected to act independently, show initiative and put in long hours when news breaks.
Qualifications
Required Skills (Must have), Necessary industry Experience & associated number of years of experience:
•At least five years experience in journalism
• Excellent reporting and writing skills, cross-asset knowledge, sound news judgment
• Arabic, experience in the Middle East
• Ability to manage a team, build talent, work with regional stringers and correspondents and lead from the front
• Record of scooping, building contacts, analytical writing
• Ability to form sound opinion and analyses on security, politics and economic issues
• Willingness to spend long hours; ability to cope with ambiguity
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
Desired Skills (Nice to have in addition to the Required Skills), Necessary industry Experience & associated number of years of experience:
• Multimedia, previous regional experience
• Experience reporting from hostile environments
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.
Contact Information:
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