Central Europe Reporter, MandateWire Europe

The role

This reporter will focus on Central European asset owners, specifically German-speaking pension schemes, insurance companies, charities, family offices, and wealth management organisations. You will build networks with senior industry contacts to uncover exclusive insights and produce written and multimedia journalism.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with senior representatives of asset owners across the DACH region and Central Europe
• Research and write news stories covering investment mandate searches, tenders, and manager appointments
• Conduct independent research using annual reports and regulatory filings
• Maintain and update MandateWire’s proprietary database
• Generate a pipeline of exclusive mandate opportunity stories for daily subscriber alerts
• Expand and develop a network of asset owner contacts
• Contribute feature articles, market analysis and trend pieces
• Create multimedia content including video interviews and podcasts
• Represent MandateWire at industry conferences, webinars, and panel discussions
• Collaborate with colleagues across the European editorial team

Required qualifications

• Fluency in German, with the ability to speak, read and translate to a professional standard
• Strong communication and interviewing skills
• Excellent written English
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• A curious, proactive approach
• Excellent attention to detail

Nice to have

• Knowledge of institutional investment, pensions, asset management or financial markets
• Journalism or business reporting experience
• Experience producing multimedia content or contributing to webinars, panels or live events
• Fluency in another European language

Benefits

• Generous annual leave
• Medical cover
• Inclusive parental leave packages
• Subsidised gym memberships
• Opportunities to give back to the community

About the company

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