My client is a leading provider of intelligence on financing in the energy and infrastructure sectors, they report on deals across areas like renewables, transport and the telecoms markets. The publication reports on deals from the rumour stage through to completion, along with trend and market analysis pieces. They are looking for an experienced financial journalist to join their team. This is a role that would suit someone who has covered a similar market, has experience building a network of sources amongst investors, bankers and lawyers and is comfortable with news focused editorial. The role centres on the European market, so fluency in one or more European language would be an advantage. The publication sits within a wider group covering the global bonds, loans and equity markets and you will benefit from working alongside other products and possibly collaborating on stories.

The publication has a flat management structure, so you will be unburdened by too much managerial responsibility and can focus on being a journalist, this is an international publication so you will also be working with journalist in offices around the world.

This is an excellent opportunity for a news focused financial journalist to join a growing company, reporting on deal financing opportunities across oil & gas companies. The core of the role involves breaking news on financing deals for M&A, asset sales and project finance, plus writing about key people moves. As a reporter you will engage with contacts at commercial and investment banks, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, law firms and energy companies, in order to break news on companies and funds seeking finance for projects or acquisitions, mergers and the sale of assets, both buy-side and sell-side. Along with producing scoops on new situations you will also write follow-up stories, tracking the progress of deals and looking at any important changes. This will suit a highly sociable journalist who loves to spend time on the phone or meeting with contacts and digging up news before the competition. Experience reporting on the Oil and Gas industry in Europe is a benefits for this job, more important is the ability and desire to break news and some experience in financial or commodities journalism. This publication has recently been bought by a global financial media organisation who are investing in the product to increase its geographical coverage, so there will be good promotional prospects going forward.

Would you like to join a great company and cover a market that is more and more in the public eye

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most successful news organisations covering financial deals around the world