About the Team:
The SCMP Business desk covers a wide range of business themes across Asia, focusing on Mainland China and Hong Kong: banking and finance, the business of climate change, markets, the metaverse, industries, real estate, technology. The team has reporters in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong..
Purpose of the Position:
We are looking for a top-notch, versatile reporter to deliver a range of business topics from the region surrounding Hong Kong and the world’s second-largest economy for a global readership. The position is based in Hong Kong. Be prepared and be willing to travel wherever the story takes you. Have a keen nose for news, ability to crunch numbers and analyze data, the temperament to interview and extract comments from non-English speakers, and the skills to weave reporting into coherent narratives.In this role, you will:
- Deliver the best business coverage from Asia's most important financial market for a global readership
- Plan, prepare and organize different packages of medium- and long-term story ideas, based on your own reporting and interviews by our entire team of reporters
- Spot trends and get the stories behind the news and behind the personalities driving Hong Kong and China Inc
- Must be familiar with business news coverage, from stocks to financial markets to property
Skills and Experience that will lead to success:
- Must be able to conduct an interview in Cantonese, Mandarin, and be able to read a document written in Chinese
- Degree holder with 3 years’ reporting experience, and with a proven track record of delivering exclusives and deep analysis on Hong Kong, Chinese companies and financial markets
- Familiarity with business and data-based reporting, including the ability to read financial statements, stock exchange filings, shareholders' notes, stock prices, analysts' reports, and rating statements
- Top notch English writing skills and the ability to deliver to the deadline are absolute musts
- Good knowledge of the economies of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan as well as the companies that operate in the region
- Able to work with our online news organization that also publishes a daily newspaper, ideally have some experience straddling the two formats
- Self-starting professional and team player, willing to pitch in where needed and take on any task
The work location can be Hong Kong or Beijing
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What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.
Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China.
For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com.
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