Job Description

Financial Graphics Journalist:

Reuters Graphics is looking for a Financial Graphics Reporter to create clear and compelling visual stories related to business, finance and economics. You will be part of a global team of creative and collaborative financial graphics journalists.


Reuters Graphics is an award-winning team of journalists spread across the world, of which the Financial Graphics Team is one part. We are a diverse team of journalists who are also designers, coders, illustrators, cartographers and editors. We prize innovation, creativity and collaboration above speed and we believe that people do their best work when treated with flexibility and empathy.


The role is to be based in Bengaluru, India though will be covering stories from around the world.

About the Role

As

Financial Graphics Reporter

you will:

Pitch and work on data-rich and visually compelling stories related to economics, business or finance. Work closely with writers, editors and other graphics journalists around the globe. Contribute to breaking news coverage across business, economics and financial beats. Be a kind and thoughtful colleague who contributes positively to team culture and initiatives.

About You

You're a fit for the role of

Financial Graphics Reporter

if you:

Have an interest in finance, economics, business and their intersections with other coverage areas (politics, the environment, technology, etc.). 3-5 Years of experience Are comfortable working in Excel or Google Sheets Have a proficiency in creating graphics without the use of off-the-shelf charting tools (eg making graphics in Adobe Illustrator and/or with HTML and Javascript and/or other methods). Have a demonstrated understanding of basic information design principles. Have a demonstrated ability to exercise judgement when it comes to displaying datasets and understanding their limitations. While not required a strong candidate will have at least one of the following Experience/ability with Adobe Illustrator. Front end web development skills Experience/ability with mapmaking software such as QGIS Experience/ability with programmatic data manipulation and charting skills in languages such as R or Python A journalism degree or past newsroom experience, especially in financial or business journalism Illustration skills A background in data science or statistics

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What's in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model:

We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:

Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth:

By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits:

We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture:

Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact:

Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact:

We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.


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. 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.


As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business 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 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. More information on requesting an accommodation here.


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