- Write well-researched and opinionated articles on funds and all aspects of personal finance including managing an investment portfolio, retirement planning and tax efficiency
- Contribute ideas for the personal finance, funds, news, features, interviews and comment sections of the publication
- Interview fund managers and analysts
- Ensure that the content is fresh, actionable, agenda-setting, authoritative, that it utilises data, and caters for the sophisticated demands of our audience while being accessible to newer investors
- Contribute to reader engagement initiatives such as podcasts, webinars and also contribute ideas to enhance reader engagement with our content
- Meet deadlines as set out by the Production Editor and Editor/Deputy Editor and maintain excellent communication with those editors and the Digital Editor
- Work with the Digital Editor to grow online audiences
- The writing skills to turn technical subject matter into lively and opinionated copy for a private investor audience
Personal Finance - London, United Kingdom - The Financial Times
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The Role / Position Overview
Investors' Chronicle is looking for a financial journalist to provide in-depth analysis, news and commentary on collective investment vehicles, tax and pensions. The successful candidate will be joining our Personal Finance/Funds team to write for a private investor audience. Prior knowledge of equity markets and investment would be an advantage.
Candidates will be expected to have the ability to deliver content that is engaging, informative, authoritative and actionable, and to possess the analytical skills required to get behind the numbers and come to well-argued conclusions.
The successful applicant will be required to produce a variety of content including News, Features and Investment Ideas, to assist with special reports such as our Top 50 series among others, and to join in our weekly podcasts and occasional webinars/events.
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