News Reporter Fluent In One Of The Nordic Languages

Job Description

Reuters is seeking candidates who can speak fluent English and one of the Nordic languages to join its real-time news operation in Gdansk, Poland.

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.

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.

About the Role

• Scan 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
• Identify market-moving figures and comments to filter out news stories from sources including electronic news releases, conferences calls, Webcasts
• Explain reasons behind stock moves in form of short stories
• Write short alerts on Nordic macroeconomic data such as GDP and inflation

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.

To be our Nordic Language Speaking News Reporter, you will have:

• 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