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Dow Jones, Research Editor - Scandinavian Languages | Adverse Media Entities (Barcelona)

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
Barcelona
Salary
€DoE
Closing date
15 Dec 2020

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Job Details

The role of the Research Editor is to research, record and update details on companies with adverse media in countries around the world.

These details are required for the Dow Jones Adverse Media Entities (AME) data set, a global reference database of companies that have had negative news in the media.

The Research Editor is required to use a range of relevant electronic published sources for each country he/she is researching, including a range of sources carried on Dow Jones's own products and on government/regulatory and company websites.

In extracting data from these sources, the Research Editor must adhere to a set of guidelines on Adverse Media selection and the level of corporate details required.

The Research Editor is expected to deliver the most comprehensive coverage possible while taking care to exclude detail outside the brief.

The Research Editor is also responsible for verifying the accuracy of the material he/she and other team members are adding to the database and must follow an established set of procedures to do so.

The role of the Research Editor is also to keep the AME Database up to date by continual scanning and extraction from known information sources and by ongoing monitoring for new sources.

Depending on their skills and expertise the Research Editor may be required to compile Due Diligence (DD) reports on companies and/or individuals or contribute to other projects relating to the research and analysis of information relating to individuals.

Excellent research skills and attention to detail are required.

Business Background

Risk & Compliance is a high-growth division of Dow Jones, a News Corporation company. Risk & Compliance provides a comprehensive response to financial regulations by offering global, accurate, up-to-date information on people and companies -- enabling customers to meet regulatory guidelines, perform enhanced due diligence, control money laundering and illicit payments, and manage risk across their business.

Key Responsibilities:

Use a range of relevant electronic published sources for each country he/she is researching, including company and government websites and sources carried on Dow Jones's own products.

  • Extract data from the above mentioned sources, and adhere to a set of guidelines on AME selection and the level of corporate details required.
  • Deliver the most comprehensive coverage possible of companies with adverse media while taking care to exclude detail outside the brief.
  • Verify the accuracy of the material he/she and other team members are adding to the database and follow an established set of procedures to do so.
  • Keep the AME content up to date by continual scanning and extraction from known information sources and by ongoing monitoring for new sources.
  • Respond quickly, accurately and thoroughly to customer queries.


Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required:

  • Ability to identify wholly with Dow Jones's service obligations to its Clients
  • Research and/or editorial knowledge
  • Fluency in English, Danish, Norwegian, and/or Swedish
  • Web searching skills; tenacity and ingenuity in the pursuit of sources
  • Education to Bachelor's degree level
  • Excellent proofreading skills and organisational skills
  • Keyboard skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office
  • Ability to handle large volumes of information
  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to accept feedback as a learning opportunity
  • Ability to build and maintain good working relationships
  • Positive outlook on change, self motivated, flexible and adaptable to work outside a traditional office environment


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About Us

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities.

Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead.

More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

 

 

 

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We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

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