MERGE-MARKET JOURNALIST HOT JOB, OCTOBER 11 2011

JOURNALISTS BASED IN NIGERIA, GHANA, MOROCCO AND TUNISIA
Mergermarket  -   Nigeria
TYPE: Full-time
EXPERIENCE: Associate
FUNCTIONS: Writing/Editing
INDUSTRIES: Online Media
JOB ID: 2034331
DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidates should have experience in working as financial journalists. For the North African posts, candidates must speak excellent French and preferably also fluent Arabic. All candidates must have excellent spoken and written English. Previous experience of journalism is ESSENTIAL for this post. Candidates must also be available to work for a MINIMUM of 3 days per week.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The Mergermarket Group is part of the Financial Times Group. Through its products mergermarket, dealReporter, Debtwire, MergerID, wealthmonitor, Pharmawire and Remark, Mergermarket provides the larger financial community with actionable intelligence and data. Mergermarket’s clients are the world’s leading investment banks, law firms, private equity firms, corporations, and hedge funds.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Mergermarket, the world’s leading M&A news service, is looking to appoint experienced and hardworking freelance journalists based in Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia to join its growing MEA team. The posts involve writing exclusive news on mergers and acquisitions across all sectors, through interviewing senior executives and attending a wide variety of conferences in each country.
Preferred candidates will have a track record in journalism, sound knowledge of the financial markets as well as the economic and political situation in either West Africa or the Maghreb. Knowledge of M&A would also be an advantage. French is a necessity for the Maghreb posts.
Candidates should all have excellent spoken and written English.  Previous experience of journalism is ESSENTIAL. Candidates should be willing to travel abroad at times.
TO APPLY
The posts will suit reporters who are able to regularly deliver quality copy while working independently.
Please contact our senior Reporter for West Africa for the Nigeria and Ghana posts, Kimberly Johnson at kimberly.johnson@mergermarket.com
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