Benzinga Pro Reporter

Job Duties

• Write breaking news headlines based on company press releases, social media chatter, analyst coverage, specific stock movements and outside news sources
• Monitor and build multiple outside data sources to gather news as fast as possible
• Uncover, analyze and report why different stocks and currencies may be volatile
• Reach out to companies, investors, analysts, government agencies for original reporting

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years in a financial media role, preferably at a newswire service
• Knowledge of financial markets, stock markets, global events, economic trends a must
• Knowledge of foreign exchange trading, equities is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Benzinga Pro and competitor media
• Ability to work at break-neck pace for long stretches of time
• A hunger for uncovering and breaking news before the market
• Excellent typing skills (>70 WPM)