Reporter, Live Markets (Editorial)

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Globe and Mail is hiring a reporter to lead our live markets coverage, delivering fast, authoritative and insightful updates that help investors navigate market moves throughout the trading day. This individual would be the principal writer for our daily markets blog, offering context and analysis to serve our highly engaged community of Globe Investor readers. This individual would be responsible for tailoring our coverage over time to reflect the interests of our audience, creating market coverage that is unique and stands out in a highly competitive area of coverage.  RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead writer for daily live blog on weekdays  Break news and offer exclusive insights that distinguish our live markets coverage  Monitor financial data and wire sources for relevant news   Solicit contributions from beat reporters to enrich the live blog as appropriate  Collaborate with colleagues in editorial and product on improvements to live blog format, functionality and design  Utilize audience feedback and metrics to guide coverage  QUALIFICATIONS: At least 5 years of experience writing on investing or financial markets  Ability to write quickly and clearly on complex financial topics   Experience using audience analytics tools to understand trends   Experience using real-time financial data sources, such as the Bloomberg Terminal  Ability to use data visualization tools to create stock charts and other graphics  This position is based in the Toronto office and requires a minimum of two days a week in office.APPLICATION: Please include a cover letter, with three links to your previous work, along with your resume (that is written by you, not AI). Our promise to readers is that the best work comes from our own (human) curiosity and creativity - we’d like to see yours.     SALARY: This position is classified as a Reporter in Group C of the Editorial Collective Agreement.