Copy Editor

A market leader in credit intelligence, Reorg brings together journalists, financial analysts, legal analysts, technologists, and data scientists to collect and synthesize highly complex information into actionable intelligence. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge funds, investment banks, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Reorg to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets. For more information, visit: www.reorg.com

Working at Reorg

Consistent with our growth, Reorg hires innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and our incredible corporate culture alike. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Reorg employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, Paid time off, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices, and much more.

The Role

Ideally based in the New York metro area, the U.S. copy editor will perform final edits and publish a high volume of stories from reporters, financial analysts and legal analysts who cover distressed debt and bankruptcy situations. The job is to edit for clarity, grammar and sense, eliminate typos, make complex information as clear as possible and format stories in our content management system.

The successful candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment under tight deadlines. The role is full time and will likely involve some degree of staggered working hours in light of the fact that we publish from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of reporters, editors, lawyers and financial analysts who contribute to reporting on a daily basis
• Edit technical, transactional, legal and market-based stories for a growing subscriber base of sophisticated professionals
• Check facts, edit for grammar, clarity and sense, eliminate typos, enforce editorial style and format stories in our content management system
• Ensure real-time news coverage respects house style and remains the forefront of the financial news agenda
• Assist the editors in directing editorial flow and prioritizing stories, and work on long-term special projects
• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree
• Excellent command of written English
• Strong attention to detail and first-rate editing skills
• Ability to work accurately at speed and under pressure
• Familiarity with Associated Press style (Reorg’s stories follow a style that is mostly based on AP style)
• Minimum of three years of experience in copy editing financial news articles
• Understanding of and interest in financial markets
• Knowledge of equity and debt capital markets, in particular, is desirable

Reorg provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Reorg complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.