Editor - New York - Fitch Group : Job Details

At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Fitch's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have been established by employees who have joined together as a workplace community based on similar backgrounds or life experiences. Fitch's ERGs are available to connect employees with others within the organization to offer professional and personal support. With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey. Editor - New York Fitch is seeking a talented, resourceful and versatile editor for its New York office. The successful candidate will edit and publish English-language rating announcements and research reports to the Fitch Ratings website, working closely with analysts and other business partners. The editor will handle time-sensitive announcements and research reports from various sectors, including Corporates, Banking, Public Finance, Structured Finance, Leveraged Finance and Infrastructure/Project Finance. What We Offer:

• A team-oriented work environment.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact as part of a leading global financial information services company, with operations in more than 30 countries.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• A role and platform that helps the debt capital markets make informed decisions via timely, insightful and forward-looking rating actions and research.

We'll Count on You To:

• Perform high-quality editing of rating announcements and research reports for content, grammar, style and structure under deadline pressure.
• Be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Be an agile and efficient editor who's capable of editing content from across different analytical groups and has the ability to collaborate with analysts to produce a high-quality finished product.
• Help to manage content through to completion, including consistency of fundamental ratings information on reports and in databases.
• Become adept at using the Fitch global research publishing applications.
• Provide constructive criticism to analysts on content, structure and grammar.
• Maintain quality standards by editing content of research reports.
• Work with analysts to ensure accuracy of text and graphics.
• Support accuracy and style standards in the publishing process.

What You Need to Have:

• A Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of three years of financial editing experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, bond/equity markets and the credit ratings industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management.
• Ability to handle multiple releases and reports and edit within tight deadlines.
• The ability to work as part of a close-knit team as well as independently.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Motivated and resilient.
• The ability to adjust elementary formatting in research reports using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Has outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization.
• Has a strong desire to make impactful editing decisions, which sharpens the focus and organization of Fitch research and improves readability.

Why Fitch? At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone. Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority. We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey. Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables our clients to make important credit judgements with confidence. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning. For more information please visit our websites: www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work. Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law. FOR NEW YORK ROLES ONLY: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $70,000 and $85,000. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of Fitch's total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch. #LI-JF1 #LI-Hybrid