The Role
Reports and writes daily breaking news and in-depth coverage on high-yield bond issuance, refinancing, investor sentiment, debt markets, and broader financial trends. Builds market sources, contributes to conferences, databases, webinars, and podcasts, supports coverage beyond assigned beats, and travels within the region as needed.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Role:
The Reporter role is focused on breaking news on companies issuing or refinancing bonds, and on developing a deep set of market sources in order to provide context and explain wider market trends. The ideal candidate will write in-depth stories on investor sentiment about new issuance and broader market trends. The reporter will be part of team of journalists and credit and legal analysts based in New York and around our global offices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reporting, writing, and filing copy on a daily basis
- Writing in-depth, substantive articles
- Contributing to special projects such as conferences, databases, webinars and podcasts
- Assisting with developing coverage outside of assigned beats
- Cultivating and meeting with sources
- In-region travel as necessary
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
- At least two years’ experience covering debt markets
- Bond market, private credit and/or leveraged loans reporting experience a plus
- Knowledge and experience reporting on mergers and acquisitions a plus
- Strong writing skills and an investigative mindset
- Time management and communication skills
- Networking and contact-building skills
Estimated Salary Range and Benefits:
The estimated salary range is $100,000 - $150,000. Salary is negotiable depending on experience and skills.
Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
About us:
We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.
ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
Skills Required
- At least two years of experience covering debt markets
- Strong writing skills
- Investigative mindset
- Time management skills
- Communication skills
- Networking and contact-building skills
- Bond market, private credit, or leveraged loans reporting experience
- Experience reporting on mergers and acquisitions
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The Company
What We Do
Serving Luxembourg's IT needs since 2002, ION Group has focused its activities on 3 pillars: ION Home: IT services for home users. - Computer repair and maintenance - Network Setup - Internet Setup - Email and Hosting Services ION Pro: Maintenance for small and medium businesses - Server maintenance and setup - Network configuration and security - Workstation - Server and services hosting and housing ION Development - Website design and development - Custom application development (Web, Mobile, iOS, Android) - OpenSource software modifications
