Lead Editor

The Team: The team primarily covers financial institutions and markets content in English. This team sits within the Editorial, Design & Publishing group, providing services to a variety of news and research products. The lead editor will join a dynamic team of editors across the globe who support all of S&P Global, but with a particular focus on Market Intelligence news and research content.

The Impact: As part of the Financial Institutions Group EDP team, you will play a key role helping the team to deliver high-quality data-driven news to industry stakeholders on topics such as banking, insurance, M&A activity, private equity and credit markets. You will provide support for the team by balancing daily news editing responsibilities as determined by the daily workflow, with other potential content and projects from across S&P Global on an ad hoc basis.

What’s in it for you:

Learn and exercise journalism skills including writing, editing and data analysis

Broaden your subject matter knowledge across multiple industries and subject areas

Variety of editing tasks ranging from briefs to long-form proprietary articles, as well as the opportunity for higher-profile cross-divisional content

Be part of a global team of editors passionate about financial news

Responsibilities:

Full-time editor with knowledge of financial markets coverage, ranging from market-moving economic trends to in-depth banking regulatory issues.

Edit English-language FI news, working with reporters to craft and sharpen insightful stories.

Helps shape content by pitching fresh story ideas and providing effective feedback in news meetings.

Balances daily editing responsibilities with potential long-term projects.

Has strong communication skills and can work well under pressure.

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree (preferably linked to business, management, editing, or related fields)

5+ years of business or related journalism experience

Fluency in English

Proven professional journalism experience, including English-language copy, with strong communication, writing and editing skills

Command of journalistic best practices (AP style, libel issues, etc.)

Skilled with workflow management tools

Ability to establish credibility with diverse team members and clients

Candidates will need to pass in-house editing test, prior to interviews with the team

Work schedule (Time shift): Ideally America’s day shift.

Please apply with your English CV. Recruiting process will be in English.

Flexible Working

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.