Copy Editor, French File
Job Details
Reuters is looking a CopyEditor for the French-language team in our Gdansk newsroom. The successful candidate will be part of a team that covers French companies, writes and translates key economic, business and political news for a French-speaking audience. He/she must have excellent translation and editing skills, solid news judgement and a sharp sense for what coverage will resonate with a French audience. This job offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment for one of the world’s biggest and most trusted news organisations.
About the Role
Why is this job important?
Trading desks, hedge funds and asset managers at major multinational banks use subscription-based Eikon terminal to get fast & accurate information to base their investment decision. Your stories for Reuters will also be seen by our media clients, on Company website and other extensions available to read for everyone. Reuters news and information reaches one billion people every day.
In your role you will be responsible for:
- Writing, editing and planning coverage of French companies in French
- Editing, crafting and honing English-to-French translations that span geographies, industries and markets
- Identifying market-moving figures and comments most relevant for French speaking audience and publishing real-time news alerts in French
- Covering econ data indicators for France in English and French
- Training, providing feedback to other reporters and translators
- Cooperate daily with international news service for French companies
- Cooperate daily with the French Hub & markets reporters based in Paris
- Work closely with the management of the French wire in Paris to ensure a strong coverage & a high quality production
About You
Qualifications - What do you need to bring?
- At least two years of experience as a professional news translator/editor
- Solid knowledge of worldwide macroeconomics, financial markets and corporate activities
- A good command of glossary on companies' results
- An ability to judge what news is relevant for French clients
- A willingness to learn and an ambition to build skills and take on greater challenges
- Fluent written and spoken French, with excellent spelling, a good command of English
- Resilience in high-pressure situations
- Willingness to work as part of a team
What’s in it For You
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
- Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
- Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
- Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
- Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
About Reuters
Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time
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We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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