Job Description

Reuters is looking for a Learning Specialist with a strong background in news to help journalists in the Bangalore bureau develop the skills required to deliver quality journalism, at speed.

The Learning Specialist will work closely with and report to the Learning Editor, Bangalore.

The successful candidate will train and coach a diverse team of journalists, ranging from newly arrived graduates to mid-career reporters and editors.

News on companies and markets in North America, EMEA and Asia are covered from Bangalore. The newsroom also reports on markets, central banks, commodities and energy and undertakes a variety of polling and publishing activities. The Learning Specialist will work in all of these areas.

The job has three key parts: designing and refreshing in-person and digital learning modules covering all aspects of Reuters journalism; independently delivering training across editorial tools/systems and journalistic best practices across multiple teams; and nurturing the learning culture throughout the newsroom, including informal coaching/mentoring as well as recruiting subject-matter experts to deepen knowledge across the bureau.

This post is a great opportunity for an individual looking for a challenging position with ample scope for personal and professional growth. We require fresh ideas and a deep understanding of news, and the techniques and tools used to produce it. The successful candidate needs to be exceptionally well organized, a self-starter and must understand that learning requires much more than passive lectures or slide presentations. They will have strong presentation skills and a passion for developing our people \xe2\x80\x93 from new recruits to experienced editors.

Required Skills:

• A passion for learning and empathy for the needs of learners as they take on new skills and roles
• Excellent reporting and writing skills and a demonstrated ability to impart them to others
• Strong people and communications skills
• Ability to design and deliver effective induction programs with a heavy focus on company news and markets reporting
• Ability to design and deliver specialist classroom courses or virtual learning programs on financial journalism
• Flexibility to work during hours that will cause minimal disruption to operations and maximize participation and engagement with trainees
• Expertise in the tools used by Reuters journalists will be an advantage but is not mandatory
• A commitment to learning and to implementing the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we\xe2\x80\x99ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world\xe2\x80\x99s most global news services \xe2\x80\x93 Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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/Affirmative Action 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.

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