Editor - Industry Job in Gurgaon at The Economist Group

The Economist Group is hiring for the role of Editor - Industry!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Produce and monitor forecasts for your assigned industry reports, under supervision from the Principal Analyst. Work with the economics team to maintain and correct the workbooks for your assigned reports.
• Work with the Industry Manager and Principal Analyst to create, commission, and process industry reports from first edit to production, ensuring that the schedule is maintained. Answer sub-edit queries on the industry as and when required.
• Write, edit, and check assigned industry reports, ensuring that you are aware of major events and trends affecting the markets covered.
• Write articles and updates for your industry, focusing on how events will affect future developments and meeting targets set by your manager.

Requirements:

• Strong writing and editing skills in English, and an ability to write well under time pressure.
• Some familiarity with business, economics, finance, or international affairs.
• A degree related to the above.
• Strong numeracy and an interest in forecasting.
• The ability to juggle different tasks effectively and to work as part of a team.
• Two to three years of experience analyzing/reporting on financial services (banking/insurance) or a related industry such as construction/infrastructure.
• Experience with analyzing, ordering, and transforming numerical data using Microsoft Excel.