UK Market Reporter

Morningstar seeks an experienced financial journalist for the position of markets reporter on our London editorial team, with a mandate to cover UK stocks, bonds, and the currency markets. The successful candidate will write both fast-paced markets stories and in-depth analysis for Morningstar.co.uk.

Our core mission is to help investors meet their financial goals, and we approach covering the markets through that lens. That means putting the day-to-day noise of the markets in context while informing investors about the news and trends that are critical to making smart decisions.

Morningstar’s global websites are visited by millions of readers each month who are looking to make sense of the markets, find investment advice, and manage their finances. The editorial team writes and publishes news on the financial markets and investing, along with digestible research content in the form of articles, data visualization, videos, and podcasts. We function as an independent newsroom separate from the research departments.

We are looking for a reporter who has a deep interest in the UK economy and markets. The successful candidate can combine a lively, engaging writing style with a proven ability to make complex subjects accessible to a wide audience, from retail investors and pension savers to financial advisers and institutional investors.

This role requires the ability to write quick takes on big market moves, as well as the skill to craft deeper dives into key investing trends and more complex subjects, where insights are gleaned from data and conversations with financial decision-makers. The successful candidate will be adept at handling complex data from both internal and external sources and presenting it with clarity to an individual investor audience.

Responsibilities:

• Publish three articles a week on average, ranging from short takes to longer deep dives.
• Provide readers with timely, informative articles on important moves in the markets and key individual stocks.
• Harness both Morningstar’s data and external data to create compelling analyses and highlight trends.
• Build narratives around key investing trends, remaining ahead of the conversation on crucial levels, wider market rotations, and shifting dynamics.

Qualifications/Skills:

• A passion for the markets.
• 3+ years actively covering stocks or other markets as a journalist.
• Proven ability to write on deadline and for same-day turnaround.
• Demonstrated writing skills.
• Strong news judgement for identifying subjects for articles and initiative in pitching stories to editors.
• Curious, creative thinker with a collaborative approach to producing commentary and storytelling.
• A collaborative mindset.
• Demonstrated comfort with Excel and learning new databases and other tools.
• Experience with on-camera work or podcasts is a plus.
• Fluency in French, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, or Swedish is a plus.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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