Job Description

Are you passionate about breaking news and financial markets and looking for a 12‑month opportunity with one of the world's most trusted news organizations? Join Reuters and help deliver market-moving news that informs investors and audiences across Central and Eastern Europe.

As a News Reporter with Polish (12‑month fixed-term contract), you will write real-time headlines and short stories on companies, economies and financial markets. Based in Gdansk, you will be part of Reuters' real-time news operation, covering developments across the region while upholding the highest standards of accuracy, independence and impartiality. Your reporting will appear on Reuters platforms and the Workspace terminal, helping traders, hedge funds, asset managers and other financial professionals make informed decisions. Reuters news reaches billions of people worldwide every day through media clients, Reuters.com and other digital platforms.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate headlines and concise news stories on companies, economic developments and financial markets to inform professional and general audiences
• Monitor company disclosures, conference calls, webcasts and other information channels to identify and verify newsworthy developments
• Assess announcements and comments to identify information with potential market impact and deliver timely coverage
• Report on economic indicators and corporate developments with a focus on Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary
• Apply Reuters Trust Principles and newsroom standards to ensure accuracy, speed, fairness and freedom from bias in all reporting
• Quickly interpret information from source materials and translate relevant developments into clear, market-focused news coverage

 

Required Qualifications

• Fluent written and spoken English and Polish with strong command of grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Comfort with handling financial data and facts accurately and quickly
• Ability to write with speed, clarity, accuracy and freedom from bias
• Strong news judgment, attention to detail
• Ability to work under time pressure
• Willingness to undertake shifts

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of corporate activity, stock markets, macroeconomic indicators and financial terminology, or an ability to gain such knowledge quickly
• Experience covering companies, financial markets, economics or business news
• Proficiency in Czech, Romanian, Slovak or Hungarian would be an asset

 

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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.

 

 

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For Poland, the base compensation range for this role is 77,000 PLN - 143,000 PLN. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. 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.

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