Financial Editor: Digital Content Editor (Contractor, English-language)
S&P Global · Tokyo, Japan · 1d ago
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
09S&P Global Ratings
Position: Digital Content Editor (Contractor, English-language)
Location: Tokyo
The Role: We are seeking a full-time English-language digital content editor to join the Tokyo team at S&P Global Ratings. You will strengthen the way our articles explain rating actions and credit trends. You will edit content for the digital age through good headlines, brevity, and highlighted opinions that clearly tell a credit story. You will post-edit machine translations and ideally have the ability to read Japanese source material.
The Impact: The quality of your work has a direct correlation and is critical to S&P Global Ratings' mission to provide transparency and accountability to financial markets. The quality and accuracy of our credit opinions are essential to our reputation as the foremost provider of market intelligence and analytical insight. The essential information we provide powers the future of the markets and accelerates progress in the world.
The Career Opportunity: This is an exciting time to join our global editorial team at S&P Global Ratings as our content evolves for the digital age. You will gain exposure to new approaches to presenting research that is easy to digest and hard to ignore in a crowded information marketplace. You will be trained in data visualization concepts, help to build up our social media presence, and be at the forefront of the modernization of our publishing channels.
The Team/Business:
S&P Global Ratings Editorial team consists of about 100 staff around the world and is part of our Operations & Controls division. We operate in an exciting, diverse, and dynamic environment. You will work closely with other editors and translators, rating analysts, and operations specialists in Tokyo, frequently liaise with colleagues in the wider Asia-Pacific region, and participate in projects with other team members globally.
Responsibilities:
- Pay strong attention to detail and processes to ensure error-free English-language articles under tight deadlines that comply with regulatory standards.
- Post-edit machine translations while checking against Japanese source material.
- Communicate effectively with local and overseas colleagues.
- Edit and create graphics using standard graphics software tools (e.g., Excel, Visio, Plotly, and Illustrator).
- Ensure articles conform to global publishing standards in terms of format, style, and branding specifications.
What We’re Looking For:
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills (native level).
- Reading skills in Japanese preferred.
- Good interpersonal and decision-making skills.
- Ability to adapt in a fast-paced and pressured environment.
- Sound knowledge of terminology and concepts used in financial markets.
- Proven interest in developing digital, desktop publishing, and data visualization skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) and Adobe Illustrator.
About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings
What’s In It For You?
Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries
Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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