SNL
Hong Kong Limited
SNL
Financial LC (www.SNL.com) is a sector-focused financial information firm,
serving over 4,000 client companies and more than 50,000 users worldwide, and
has been ranked in Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 “Fastest Growing Companies”
for 2012. SNL’s products include an online database with real-time news
and analytical tools; investor relations Web site hosting; electronic
newsletters; and printed data publications. SNL collects, standardizes and
publishes all relevant corporate, financial, market and M&A data, plus news
and analysis, on more than 3,300 public companies and over 50,000 private
companies in these industries: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Real
Estate, Energy and Media & Communications (where SNL service is branded as
SNL Kagan). SNL’s coverage includes 40% of the total U.S. equity market, with a
growing international focus. Leading investment banks, investment managers,
corporate executives, ratings agencies, government bodies, consulting firms and
law firms who operate in or serve SNL’s covered industries use SNL’s targeted
information for business intelligence and analysis. SNL has sixteen offices
worldwide, with a current workforce of nearly 2,000 employees. Corporate
headquarters are in Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Thomas Jefferson's
Monticello and the University of Virginia. Other locations include New York,
London and Hong Kong.
Freelance Financial Reporter: Japanese, Korean,
Vietnamese, Malay, Chinese or Thai-speaking
Leading U.S. news and data firm, SNL
Financial is expanding its service in Asia and is seeking freelance, financial
reporters throughout Eastern and Southeast Asia to supplement its news coverage
of Asian financial institutions. The position entails daily
researching and writing. Candidates must be able to read financial news stories
in an Asian language and concisely summarize them into English. Stories must be
submitted daily by 6 a.m. HKT.
Candidates must be fluent in both spoken and written English, as well as in one or more of the following: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian/Malay and Thai. The successful candidate will have familiarity with financial markets in his/her covered region, an ability to quickly and accurately summarize source material in one language into another, and computer proficiency.
Candidates must be fluent in both spoken and written English, as well as in one or more of the following: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian/Malay and Thai. The successful candidate will have familiarity with financial markets in his/her covered region, an ability to quickly and accurately summarize source material in one language into another, and computer proficiency.
This position offers a competitive
monthly retainer and also affords the opportunity to produce occasional
proprietary reports on the region's financial institutions space. Our
real-time, web-based news service reaches an influential readership that
include the major players at leading
global financial institutions. Our massive database, with
comprehensive coverage of the market, regulatory and corporate data that
impacts our sectors, offers ample opportunities to enhance and drive our
reporting. Our Asian coverage includes banks and financial services
companies headquartered in China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and
Vietnam, among other geographies.
SNL Financial is an equal
opportunity employer.
Please do not quick-apply.
Instead, send your CV, covering letter and writing samples via email to opportunities_EastAsia@snl.com.
Include the position title and language/area of interest in the subject line.
For example, Freelance Financial Reporter – Japanese-speaking.
Career Level
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Middle
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Yr(s) of Exp
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1 year
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Industry
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Financial Services
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Job Function
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Location
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Central & Western Area
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Salary
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Not Specified
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Employment Type
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Contract, Freelance
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Others
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Recent Graduate will be considered
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Source:
Internet
