The Role

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced reporter to help lead coverage of South African industrial companies in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate will have experience covering financial and business news at a major newspaper or news service. The candidate should have a record of breaking important stories and accustomed to producing clear and comprehensive enterprise pieces.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience at a major newspaper or news service
• An effective team player who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Fluency in English is essential

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 315,000 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, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.