Editor, Global News Desk

6 days ago


Mount Victoria, New Zealand Thomson Reuters Full time

Reuters is looking for an ambitious Editor for our fast-paced, round-the-clock Global News Desk. Expect to work alongside award-winning journalists in a global news organization long recognized for its commitment to accuracy and fairness. Play a role helping us evolve digitally to stand out from the crowd for everything from business to world events.

We're looking for an experienced journalist adept at crafting and honing stories that span geographies, industries and markets; from scoops and breaking news to quick-turn analyses and insights. The position demands an understanding of the needs of Reuters' wide audience, from financial and professional clients to the world’s biggest media organizations and digital publishers, and a willingness to help lead us to new readers.

This might be the role for you if you're ready to experiment with new story formats and tools, working not only as a copy editor but also as a content curator who can pull together a rich package of video, pictures, graphics and text stories. Sharp headlines, ledes and nut paragraphs are essential. So is spotting gaps in the file and working with news editors to fill them. A readiness and adeptness to work with generative AI and other technology tools in a manner that is in keeping with Reuters’ Trust Principles would be a strong plus.

We're looking for someone who writes with precision and is able to express complex ideas for specialist and general audiences alike, whilst enforcing Reuters high standards for accuracy, brevity, clarity, fair comment, impartiality and sourcing.

Reuters news is read and seen by more than a billion people every day. We are looking for an editor who can work with our reporters across the globe to produce distinctive journalism in the most compelling formats. Join us and help tell the world’s most important stories.

**About the Role**

As **Editor, Global News Desk** you will:

- Write and edit breaking news stories from around the globe whilst producing clean, engaging stories at speed.
- Copy edit longer initiative stories for a global audience that may take a few days.
- Ensure every story is balanced and includes fair comment, alongside engaging visuals for the stories you're editing.
- Collaborate with colleagues around the world
- Help drive innovation for news production and new ways of telling stories

**About You**

You’re a fit for the role of **Editor, Global News Desk** if you:

- Have demonstrable experience as a reporter or production editor (a track record in business or finance is a plus but by no means necessary).
- Can write accurately and at speed. We're looking for someone with superb copy editing skills which will include working with complex and legally and socially sensitive stories.
- Have strong digital and multimedia expertise and familiarity with the needs of a digital audience; experience optimizing stories for search (SEO) and other platforms, as well as an understanding of analytics are a plus
- Possess the ability to cover topics for multiple audiences
- Have strong news judgment and ability to shape a story by asking smart questions and challenging premises
- Can remain calm under pressure, with the ability to make quick and sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Good communication skills, strong team ethic, diplomacy and collaboration
- Experience editing newsletters a plus

**Hybrid Work Model**: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

**Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

**Culture**:Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

**Learning & Development**:LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

**Social Impact**:Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

**Purpose Driven Work**:We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provi



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