Vice President, Content Editor recruitment

Company overview

Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 2,300 employees.  The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency.  Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial marketplace. For more information, please see www.markit.com

Department overview

The corporate communications team is responsible for media relations, internal communications, data news and The Markit Magazine.

Position summary

The ideal candidate will have the credibility to engage with senior industry figures. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, meritocratic company that rewards success and innovation through share ownership. Today, employees own a substantial portion of Markit. 

The newly created role will include editorial responsibility for the Markit Magazine, a quarterly publication that is distributed to 20,000 senior finance professionals worldwide. It will also involve creating a wide range of content for external and internal publication. The content editor will work closely with Markit executives and analysts to create compelling, readable content.   

Duties accountabilities

• Editorial responsibility for the Markit Magazine, including planning, commissioning content from industry specialists and freelance journalists, conducting interviews, writing and editing copy

• Writing articles, blog posts and other online content

• Contributing to social media platforms such as Twitter

Education and experience

• Experience in a deadline-driven environment

• Strong track record as a financial editor or journalist

• Keen appreciation of social media platforms

• Knowledge of InDesign helpful

Commercial awareness

• Experience in contributing to the commercial prospects of a publication an advantage

Personal impact

• Must be confident in high pressure environment and able to operate successfully and comfortably in senior level meetings

• Self-motivated and energetic

• Analytical with a keen attention to detail

• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

Teamwork

• Ability to operate in a tight-knit team environment