Reuters is looking for an experienced television news journalist to join our exciting, fast-paced global news hub in Barcelona. You will have outstanding news judgement and will be passionate about winning the big stories for a global client base that includes more than 1,100 broadcast and digital media outlets. You will work with our team of producers to ensure a high quality of scripts and storytelling for our Global Desk. You will have demonstrated a strong ability to remain focused and organised under pressure and thrive working with and leading high-performance teams.

Please note: This is a staff position on a shift pattern that involves some weekend work. It is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

About the role:

As our trusted Sub Editor you will:

Ensure our scripts are accurate, impartial and move quickly.Be across style changes and work with editors to evolve our style as client needs and products change.Be customer-focused and pitch story ideas which travel well for broadcast and digital platforms.Mentor and train junior members of our team.Adhere to Reuters Trust Principles

About You:

To be our Sub Editor you will likely have:

At least 8 years’ experience in professional journalism in a broadcast or agency environment.Excellent news judgment and a solid track record of working in a breaking news environment. The ability to write clear, concise copy at speed and to edit written material quickly.An eye for detail: the sub-editor is the guardian of our standards.Ability to remain calm under pressure.Fluent English – written and oral.

NB: To be considered for this opportunity please ensure that you submit BOTH a CV and Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be addressed to “Whom It May Concern” and should detail your motivations for applying to the role.  

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What's in it for you

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth: 

Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities  

Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists 

Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days 

Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories. 

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.  

Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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