Explainer Editor (APAC)

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Bloomberg LP has built a significant media business spanning television, digital, magazine, radio and live event platforms across the globe. In the midst of a historic time in the media industry, Bloomberg Media is growing its global footprint and reach through new innovations from Bloomberg Originals to New Economy Forum.   

Bloomberg Digital is looking for a Hong Kong or Singapore-based editor to commission and edit news explainers. You will focus on content related to the APAC region, but as part of a small, global team, your work will touch other regions as well. The ideal candidate is an experienced journalist with a passion for explaining the context behind news stories. In this role you should be curious about a wide range of topics including business, finance, markets, economics and technology — as well as the environment, health, politics, government and culture. Comfort with a highly collaborative and innovative setting is a must.

We'll trust you to:

• Have excellent news judgment, a sense of urgency on breaking news, and a strong understanding of what makes a story suitable for Bloomberg.
• Continually generate new ideas for explainers — both big and small — get them assigned, and move them from conception to publication expeditiously.
• Be able to keep long-term projects advancing while also regularly publishing short-term projects.
• Be a careful editor, ensuring text is logically organized; language is clear and precise; jargon, repetition and opinion are excised; and style, grammar and punctuation are correct.
• Use audience data to inform the topics we explain and analyze how pieces resonate with readers.
• Collaborate effectively across the team, the newsroom and platforms, conducting yourself honestly, professionally and collegially.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or degree-equivalent qualifications
• At least 3 years text editing experience in a news organization
• Proficiency in analytics tools including but not limited to Parsley, Chartbeat
• Experience in using web publishing tools or CMS
• A flair for editing copy into standout text
• The ability to distinguish authoritative sources, to research a topic thoroughly, and to fairly present both sides of an argument
• A proven record as a team player who collaborates easily and effectively
• Fluency in both written and spoken English
• Demonstrated continuous career growth within an organization

We'd love to see:

• Experience working on data visualizations, video, audio and/or events 

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