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About the Role
Oversee Morningstar’s Japan Editorial edition, delivering engaging, high-quality, and informative articles, videos, breaking news, and commentary to Japan readers. Coverage includes stocks, bonds, funds, ETFs, economic news, and monetary/fiscal policy.
Responsibilities
- Grow engagement with Morningstar’s Japanese editorial coverage and website.
- Edit and publish a regular flow of data-driven articles, videos, news and analysis to Morningstar’s Japan website.
- Monitor US and European Morningstar websites for articles of interest to Japanese investors.
- Manage the programming and lineups of the Japan and Asia regional websites.
- Work with a global team of journalists to develop and fine-tune engaging stories about markets and investing.
- Ensure all articles meet Morningstar’s high standards for quality and clarity.
- Incorporate SEO best practices into articles.
- Write clear and engaging headlines.
- Act as the primary editor for the Japan edition.
- Coordinate with equity research and manager research to develop articles on upcoming longer reports.
- Monitor market trends of importance to Japanese investors and coordinate with research teams for potential articles.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience editing and writing investing or markets articles.
- Proficiency in speaking and writing/reading in English.
- Proven ability to shape a compelling lede, succinct conclusion, and overall story structure.
- Proven ability to multitask and prioritize copy flow under time pressure.
- Experience editing stories on deadline, at speed, without sacrificing high editorial standards.
- Confidence in adopting new technologies into daily workflow and interest in innovation.
- Experience leveraging financial data platforms (e.g. Morningstar, Factset, Bloomberg) as part of the editorial process.
- Familiarity with Morningstar research and data.
- Comfort with Excel.
- Experience of working in a large organization with multiple teams and reporting lines.
- Experience working with teams where English is not the first language for some members.
Skills
- Editing
- Writing
- Investing
- Markets analysis
- Data visualization
- SEO
- Headline writing
- Collaboration
- Teamwork
- Quick learning
- Autonomy
- Strong work ethic
- High standards
- Deadline-driven
- Financial data platforms
- Excel
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years
Benefits
- Opportunity to collaborate in-person each week
- Hybrid work model (four days in-office in most locations)
- Range of other benefits to enhance flexibility
- Tools and resources to engage meaningfully with global colleagues
About the Company
- Morningstar is one of the most trusted brands for investing data, analysis and information delivered to individual investors, advisors, and industry professionals globally.
- The mission of the Editorial team at Morningstar is to help investors meet their financial goals.
- Coverage of investing and the markets is delivered through the lens of helping investors meet their financial goals.
- Morningstar provides context to the day-to-day noise of the markets and investing, informing investors about critical news, trends, and opportunities.