The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

The Role

Bloomberg has created a new web-based information product that will report on, analyze and quantify the impact of government actions on business and industry.It brings the same unparalleled level of fact-based, objective reporting and analysis to policymaking as it has provided to the financial community for the past 27 years.

Bloomberg Government is seeking a Experienced Web Producer with substantial news and production experience. This producer will be involved with daily online publishing and must have strong news judgment as well as the ability to learn new content management systems. The successful candidate will be able to work independently but closely with the Bloomberg Government news team in Washington, D.C.

This role will likely have an early morning, Monday-Friday schedule. Additional daily responsibilities include:

• Attach and build out stories with photos, graphics and other online enhancements to offer a dynamic user experience.
• Make editorial decisions about story selection and positioning.
• Write concise headlines and two-sentence story summaries.
• Edit and proofread stories and conduct site-wide quality and assurance checks.
• Contribute to daily e-mail newsletter products.
• Examine government databases to find relevant supplemental links for news stories.
• Identify relevant stories from other websites.
• Coordinate with editors, reporters and multimedia teams on story displays and scheduling.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is essential
• Previous journalism experience as an online editor or web producer is essential
• A knowledge of U.S. government policy or business journalism is desirable
• Strong computer skills, including a knowledge of HTML, CSS and Web content management systems
• Exceptional headline-writing and editing skills
• Experience working in a real-time news environment is desirable
• Ability to both be a self-starter and to work under deadline pressure
• A good communicator, collaborator and team player
• Strong knowledge of the government, economy, financial markets and industry is a plus
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed to co-ordinate with the U.S team in Washington

The Company:

Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and
professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloombergs media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network delivers smart television to more than 240 million homes.
BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via SIRIUS XM Radio and 1worldspaceTM satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine and the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site providenews and insight to businesses and investors.