Headline Writer - Temporary
Sao Paulo
Posted May 11, 2012 - Requisition No. 33393
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 TV is seeking a temporary headline writer and translator in our Sao Paulo office. Responsibilities of this role include writing and translating financial headlines as well as keeping up with breaking business news. This individual will also be trained to deal with technical issues should assistance with live interviews be needed in the studio.
Qualifications:
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is essential
- Ability to write quickly and concisely in Portuguese
- Strong news judgment
- Knowledge of the financial markets and Brazilian economy
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge in TV production a plus