Description
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced journalist to cover markets in the Asia-Pacific region. As a Markets Journalist, you will be based in Singapore and play a crucial role in our real-time operations, covering significant market news and developments.
You will exercise exceptional news judgment to identify news of importance to professionals, efficiently prioritizing and summarizing into smart briefs and subsequent analysis of what the news means for investors. You will collaborate with reporters and editors from other groups, including Dow Jones Newswires, WSJ, and other colleagues and those in other bureaus and regions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Breaking news and quickly contextualizing events
- Distilling complex regulation and reaching into trading rooms to understand the forces moving markets
- Demonstrating proficiency in numeracy and drawing on deep financial knowledge
- Upholding Dow Jones standards and ethics
- Recognizing the core audiences for Dow Jones Newswires and their needs and expectations
Requirements:
- Minimum of five years' newsroom experience
- Well-honed sense of urgency along with a capacity to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to prioritize tasks and time while handling multiple responsibilities
- Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn
- Flexibility in changing/handing off tasks
- General awareness of how a newsroom works
- Solid sense of teamwork
We offer an opportunity to work for one of the world's leading financial and business news companies. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a resume, up to five published clips, and current and expected salary.
Deadline for applications is Sept. 30, 2026.
Dow Jones is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.