Fortune Media Group, Macau

Job Description:

Fortune Media Group, publisher of Fortune magazine and Fortune.com, is looking for an enterprising, energetic reporter to lead its daily coverage of markets in Asia. The reporter will write multiple daily stories on deadline to explain market movements, along with in-depth features for the website and the magazine. The reporter will be expected to keep readers up-to-speed on daily developments, but also provide longer-term analysis of market trends and performance, and what they mean for investors.

The successful candidate will be a clear and quick writer with a flair for storytelling, a firm grasp of micro and macro-economic principles, an ability to parse corporate financial statements, a familiarity with both equity and fixed income markets, and a knack for finding “scoops.”

The markets beat will include coverage of daily ups and downs, key economic indicators, IPOs, corporate earnings reports, profiles of market movers, and analysis of the political and regulatory frameworks in the region’s major markets.

The markets reporter, in collaboration with the rest of Fortune Asia editorial team, also will contribute to programming and hosting Fortune’s conferences in the region.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree.
• At least three years of experience as a reporter.
• Ability to write stories in English in various lengths and formats.
• Ability to generate story ideas and to identify trends before they become consensus.
• Deep knowledge of Asian financial markets.
• Fluent Mandarin strongly preferred.

Applicants must be eligible for employment in Macau.