Distressed Credit Reporter - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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After more than a decade of easy-money central bank policies, credit markets are set to face their biggest challenge since perhaps the 2008 financial crisis, with an expected wave of corporate defaults and insolvencies.

Bloomberg News wants to own thestory of what comes next, and we're seeking a reporter with a passion for breaking news to help us do that.

You'd be part of a team that covers the most financially troubled companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The field includes some of the biggest household names, and a roster that's likely to grow.

The job includes cultivating sources and collaboratingwith a talented group of journalists to break news on debt restructurings, insolvencies and other developments involving troubled companies.

We're passionate about breaking news and writing stories that set the agenda, and we want reporters who are just as comfortable taking the lead on a story as they are collaborating with teammates.

This role can be based in London, Frankfurt or Amsterdam.

We'll trust you to:

Break news on the biggest distressed companies in the EMEA region
Lean on existing sources and develop new ones to generate intelligent, highimpact, marketmoving scoops
Talk about your stories on Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, podcasts and Bloomberg Quicktake
Analyze industry data
Cover the beat with speed and accuracy
Write insightful, thoughtprovoking features that add value
Collaborate with colleagues across our more than 120 bureaus globally.

You'll need to have:

A minimum of three years in journalism with a proven track record for breaking news on beat coverage of a company or industry
Experience with realtime news
Ability to write quickly and clearly under deadline pressure
Ability to generate exclusive, breaking news as well as informative feature stories
A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

If this sounds like you:

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin,race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, orany other classification protected by applicable law.