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 News seeks an administrative assistant. Responsibilities are wide- ranging and support the executive editor in a multitude of roles and responsibilities, including television, a weekly column and running a large bureau. There is an emphasis on research, fact-checking and editing, as well as handling administrative tasks. During the political year, there will be some travel.

Candidate should thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment, have superior organizational skills, be self-motivating, and possess a strong and proven interest in journalism and politics -- he or she will need to be abreast of current topics to provide the editor with on-demand knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience