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Investment Grade Reporter

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9fin logo9fin · London, UK
Full-timeOn-site1mo ago30+ days old, may be filled
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Responsibilities

  • Every day is different, but here's an example of the kind of things you'll work on:
  • Source-building with bankers, investors, traders, lawyers and other key players in the credit markets
  • Writing stories and investigative pieces covering markets
  • Working with other members of our team of US- and UK-based journalists to confirm information and produce collaborative content
  • Attending conferences, briefings, and other occasions to build and maintain source relationships
  • Receiving formal and informal training in interviewing, source-building, news writing, media law and financial markets
  • About You
  • If you are a reporter working in the world of credit markets, specifically with experience covering Investment Grade companies, and have the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you:
  • Have experience in developing, reporting and writing stories for publication.
  • Wish to join a rapidly-growing platform, winning market share, and attracting high-quality readership from financial professionals
  • Proven interest in finance, economics, markets, and understanding of basic concepts and terminology
  • Can work independently, with high accuracy and attention to detail
  • Have a desire to build strong sourcing relationships across finance professionals and embed deeply as a crucial part of the market
  • Can write concise and fluent English, making technical topics accessible and engaging
  • Have ambitions to carve out a coverage area and build your own reputation as a financial journalist

Benefits

We're a scaling start up, and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.Financial & InsuranceCompetitive Salary (our salary bands are benchmarked at the top end of the market)EquityPension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)Private Medical InsurancePaid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illnessGroup Life AssuranceSeason Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemesTime off25 holiday days per yearLocal public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best workWork abroad for up to 3 months a year1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of serviceEnhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements availableTraining & CultureProfessional learning and development budgetAI experimentation budget of £800 (UK) per employee to trial AI toolsQuarterly team socialsSummer and Winter company social eventsA note from the hiring managerYou don't need to know the European investment grade market inside out to apply for this role. Helpful, yes - essential, no. We can teach you how the market works. What's much harder to teach is journalism: the hustle, the source work, the instinct for what's actually a story.Flexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsParental leave

Additional Information

About 9fin 9fin is the AI platform powering global debt markets - the world's largest asset class at over $145 trillion. Debt markets are vast, global, and mission-critical, yet still run on fragmented data, PDFs, and manual workflows. 9fin replaces this broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high-value workflows across global markets. Today, 9fin powers teams at 300+ blue-chip institutions worldwide, including global banks, asset managers, private equity firms, law firms, and advisors. The business is scaling at exceptional speed, with rapid expansion in the US and best-in-class retention driven by deep workflow adoption. We're at a defining inflection point. With proven product-market fit and strong, global market pull, 9fin is accelerating toward becoming the category-defining platform for debt markets worldwide.

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