News Reporter with Polish

Reuters is looking for a candidate who can speak fluent English and Polish to join its real-time news operation in Gdansk.

Reuters is looking for a candidate who can speak fluent English and Polish to join its real-time news operation in Gdansk. The reporter will get to produce headlines and write short stories about companies from the Central and Eastern European region. This job offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment for one of the world’s biggest and most trusted news organisations.

 

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.

 

About the Role

In this opportunity as Graduate News Reporter, you will be:

  • 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
  • Covering economic data for Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary

 

About You

You’re a fit for the role of News Reporter if your background includes:

  • Fluency in English and Polish
  • Knowledge of Czech, Romanian, Slovakian or Hungarian languages will be an advantage
  • 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
  • Willingness to undertake shifts

 

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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. 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.

 

About Reuters

 

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.

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