Reuters is seeking a candidate who can speak fluent English and Russian to join its real-time news operation in Gdansk as a Graduate News Reporter. The Graduate News Reporter will work in fast-paced, international environment and get to produce headlines about Russian companies, translate stories for Russian speaking audience, produce multimedia packages and become part of Reuters global network.
Why is this job important?
Trading desks, hedge funds and asset managers at major multinational banks use subscription-based Eikon terminal to get fast & accurate information 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:
Writing headlines and news summaries accurately, quickly and with high standards of credibility, in accordance with Reuters principles and operating standards
Searching through approved sources to grasp and translate news
Identifying market-moving figures and comments to filter out news stories from sources including electronic news releases, conferences calls, Webcasts
Translating market reports, general, political and company news stories from English to Russian and from Russian to English
Applying news judgment and picking relevant news and package it for Reuters News online clients
Select and package news stories with relevant pictures, videos and graphics
Covering economic indicators for Russia
Qualifications - What do you need to bring?
Fluency in English and Russian
Knowledge of corporate activity, stock markets and financial vocabulary, or an ability to gain such knowledge quickly
Comfort with handling financial data and facts accurately and quickly
Strong news judgment
Strong translation skills
Ability to write with speed, clarity, accuracy and freedom from bias
A sound command of grammar, spelling, punctuation
An ability to work under time pressure
Willingness to undertake shifts
Our offer:
Job in an international, dynamic environment
Intensive training package
Wellbeing scheme including private healthcare and Multisport card
Company social incentives.
High standards of ethics in the workplace
Networking opportunities
2 additional days off for voluntary activities
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.
Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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/Affirmative Action 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.
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