Financial Editor

12-month initial contract – with a view to be made permanent

£45,000 - £55,000 per annum – plus excellent benefits and bonuses

Manchester M2

A very rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Editor to join a highly prestigious and global financial services company based in Manchester, M2 has just become available.

Within this brand-new position, you will be based in the busy and lively editorial team working closely with other Editors. This position is based in their Manchester office, but you will be liaising closely with the London team to publish research and press releases to the company website. You will also be working closely with the desktop formatters and an offshore support team and will involve adjusting elementary formatting in research reports using Microsoft Word, Excel and Visio. They are a fantastic, friendly team within an organisation who really know how to look after their staff.

This new Editor role not only offers a generous basic salary, but also comes with exceptional perks and benefits. It really is a fantastic new opportunity for an experienced Editor to make an impact within a friendly, professional team.

The role will be working the hours of 9am – 5:30pm on a full-time basis, and be based from their Manchester office for 3 days per week and from home for 2 days per week. The role will initially be offered on a 12-month contract, however if all goes well the role could possibly then be offered on a permanent basis after the successful completion of the 12 months. The annual salary for the role will be up to £55,000 dependent on experience.

Role responsibilities

Editing reports for content, grammar, structure and style
Maintaining quality standards
Liaising regularly with teams to support accuracy and style standards in the publishing process, especially of template rules
Liaising closely with analysts to produce a quality, finished product
Checking final documents to ensure all information (text and graphics) is clear and accurate
Ensuring documents are appropriately indexed and passed along to production or archived in the research database correctly
Helping to manage reports through to completion, including consistency of fundamental information on reports and in databases
Providing constructive criticism on structure, grammar - liaising with colleagues to ensure accuracy of text and graphics
Liaising with press team to ensure that press releases and research reports are coordinated

Skills required

Strong knowledge of financial markets, bond/equity markets and credit ratings industry
Excellent interpersonal skills
Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management
Able to handle multiple research reports and edit within tight deadlines
Must be able to work as part of a close-knit team as well as independently
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

This is a fantastic role for an experienced Editor wanting to take the next step in their career working for a well-known financial organisation in Manchester. To apply for this new contract position please send your CV to Gemma at HYF today.