News Reporter with Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish

You and your team:

Reuters is seeking candidates who can speak fluent English and one of the Nordic languages to join its real-time news operation in Gdansk. The reporters will work in fast-paced, international environment and get to produce headlines and write stories about companies from Europe’s biggest economies and become part of Reuters global network.

Why is this job important?

Trading desks, hedge funds and asset managers at major multinational banks use our services to base their investment decision. Your stories for Reuters will also be seen by our media clients, on Reuters.com 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:

Scanning press releases from companies and regulators in English and Nordic languages to quickly identify key information, accurately write headlines and news summaries with high standards of credibility, in accordance with Reuters principles and operating standards

Identifying market-moving figures and comments to filter out news stories from sources including electronic news releases, conferences calls, Webcasts

Explaining reasons behind stock moves in form of short stories

Writing short alerts on Nordic macroeconomic data such as GDP and inflation

Qualifications - What do you need to bring?

Fluency in English and one of the Nordic languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish)

Strong translation skills

Strong news judgment

Ability to write with speed, clarity, accuracy and freedom from bias

A sound command of grammar, spelling, punctuation

Comfort with handling financial data and facts accurately and quickly

Knowledge of corporate activity, stock markets and financial vocabulary, or an ability to gain such knowledge quickly

An ability to work under time pressure

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 with an intensive training package. 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 and a wellbeing scheme including private healthcare and Multisport card

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