Copy Editor

Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. 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, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more. 

Role

We are looking for a seasoned copy editor who has experience editing complex stories on corporate finance and distressed debt situations in Europe, Asia, and/or elsewhere. As copy editor, you’ll be responsible for covering editing needs for our technical, legal, and market-based stories. You’ll provide support to editorial operations and staff writers as needed.

The ideal candidate will have wire service, newsroom or similar experience, know or be able to efficiently learn our subject matter, and possess the ability to quickly make concise stories from complex information. Speed, accuracy and strong news judgment are critical to this role. The candidate must be an excellent communicator, confidently work across different teams, and adapt quickly as editorial objectives evolve. Prior experience in structural editing is preferred.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic New York-headquartered global organization, working to help shape content with experienced financial journalists, analysts, and lawyers, and editorial operations.

Responsibilities

• Copy edit technical, transactional, legal and market-based stories for a growing subscriber base of sophisticated professionals
• Ensure real-time news coverage adheres to our house style and remains at the forefront of the financial news agenda
• Assist editors in directing editorial flow and prioritizing stories
• Edit breaking news stories based on company announcements and third-party content
• Manage and monitor internal databases and contribute to project management processes
• When required, provide structural edits and context, and guide writers through rewrites when needed
• Work closely with reporters to share the narrative of their stories
• Adopt Octus’s editorial standards, workflows, and processes with ease
• Provide crossover support between regions and an “edit anything from anywhere” mindset 

Requirements

• Impeccable attention to detail and first-rate editing skills
• Excellent writing, time management and communication skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous projects simultaneously while working to tight deadlines
• Strong news sense, with knowledge in financial news and markets
• Ability to work accurately at speed and under pressure
• High level of numeracy and literacy with a creative approach
• Excellent written English
• Covering shift work during the week, occasionally working unsociable hours to ensure we publish news in a timely manner
• Candidates must have a minimum of three years’ professional editing experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.