Reporter, Retail-investor Advocate - London, United Kingdom - Dow Jones

Dow Jones

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reporter, Retail-Investor Advocate

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events.

Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics.

Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq:
NWS, NWSA;

ASX:
NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

MarketWatch provides real-time business news, analysis and stock market data to the general public.

Providing insight into what the news of the moment means for your money, empowering you to take control of financial decisions.

About the Role:

MarketWatch is seeking an ambitious and experienced reporter to help average folk make sense of the sometimes arcane world of investing, as we build out our coverage of outlining the connective tissue between markets and people.

The role is about serving as an advocate for retail investors, tracking popular trading strategies, including the increasing use of options and other instruments to gain exposure to the market.

The role will be based in our London, UK office and report to our London Bureau Chief.

You Will:

Explain how retail trading activity is driving or affecting the broader market.
Track the socialmedia discussions around stocks, bonds and investing, and be able to explain the likelihood (or not) of those gambits coming to fruition.
Be the eyes and ears of the modern retail investor, looking around corners to see how moves by regulators, brokerages, exchanges and other investors work for or against momandpop investors.
You'll explain how to invest and show how others are doing it well, and detail the lessons others have made from their investing mistakes.

You Have:

58 years of experience as a digitally minded and enterprising reporter
A passion for writing clean, jargonfree prose that engages while also informing.
Strong writing and reporting skills, with a proven track record of teasing out the right angle out of the barrage of news of the moment and you have a highmetabolism for delivering daily news.
The ability to see multiple ways of telling a story and do so in different formatswith data, charts or other graphics—when the story merits.
Excellent collaboration skills, and are someone who works well with others, making your teammates better with your involvement.

Our Benefits:

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program

Learn more about all our US benefits

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets
.

Business Area:
Dow Jones - Wealth & Investing

Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities.

Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead.

More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 40833