Breaking News Correspondent, Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Thomson Reuters
Date: 1 week ago
City: Toronto, ON
Contract type: Full time
We are seeking a self-driven, news-savvy journalist with experience in writing German agency-style news to cover the European night shift for the Reuters German language service from Toronto. You will tell German readers about breaking international news as events unfold and cover a broad range of topics from politics to economics and financial markets. If you are curious, decisive, and have a strong feel for language and a quick grasp of evolving news stories, this job is for you.
About The Role
As Breaking News Correspondent, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, you will:
You will be a good fit for the role of Breaking News Correspondent, Germany, Austria, Switzerland if you have:
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
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.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
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. 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.
As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.
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More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.
About The Role
As Breaking News Correspondent, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, you will:
- Write articles on international top stories and interesting news from around the world for a German audience, based on English copy from Reuters correspondents.
- Tailor news stories to add the context and explanations that German-language media clients need.
- Produce news stories in short and longer formats that adhere to the Reuters principles of delivering factual, unbiased, insightful news to meet customer needs and serve the public interest.
- Monitor German media, social media and press releases for breaking news in Germany, Austria and Switzerland during the European night. If necessary, investigate and report news from this region.
- Cooperate and communicate with colleagues in Germany, Reuters colleagues covering the nights for other domestic-language services as well as Reuters’ global network of journalists.
You will be a good fit for the role of Breaking News Correspondent, Germany, Austria, Switzerland if you have:
- Strong news judgment to prioritize news relevant for German language media clients
- Excellent writing and editing skills in German
- At least three years of experience at a news agency, or five years in general journalism
- Native-level German, fluent English
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Good communication and team player skills
- Some knowledge of economic indicators and financial markets is a plus
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.
- Industry Competitive 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.
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.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
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. 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.
As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.
Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.
More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.
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