Financial Journalist

Are you an experienced journalist with a passion for financial markets and a keen eye for industry trends? 

WE Talent are seeking a Financial Journalist to join our client’s team in London on a 6-month contract, with the potential for extension. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with industry leaders and develop high-quality financial content.

The Role:

As a Financial Journalist, you will be responsible for producing insightful and engaging content across the financial services sector. You will write news articles, features, and corporate content while building key industry contacts and interviewing key stakeholders. This role offers the chance to develop your writing style, refine industry knowledge, and contribute to a dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write news and feature content across various financial services sectors.
• Produce editorial content for corporate and media clients.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key industry commentators.
• Conduct interviews to gather insights for articles.
• Work closely with the Team Leader to refine tone, style and industry expertise.
• Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief on content edits and improvements.
• Manually transcribe recorded interviews from webinars and audio sources.
• Stay informed about key editorial brands within the UK financial sector.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of retail and institutional financial services markets.

Requirements:

• Experience: Proven experience as a journalist, with a strong background in financial or business reporting.
• Skills & Competencies:
  • Strong writing, editing and research skills.
  • Ability to produce high-quality content under deadlines.
  • Confident interviewing skills and ability to engage with industry experts.
  • Familiarity with financial services, including asset management, pension funds, hedge funds and banking.
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in transcribing recorded material accurately.

Why Join?

• Work on high-profile financial content with industry-leading clients.
• Gain valuable experience within a respected editorial division.
• Opportunity for contract extension and long-term career growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for contract)
• Employee assistance programme
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Opportunity to attend major sporting, arts and entertainment events
• Team celebrations
• Thank-you gifts in Christmas and Spring

If you are a driven journalist with financial sector experience and a passion for producing top-tier content, we want to hear from you!

WE Talent acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment. By applying for this job, you accept the Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be supplied on request.