ABS Deputy Editor

About 9fin

The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data.

Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it’s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered.

Our mission is to change this.

9fin's proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal & ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.

Our fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.

What you’ll work on

Every day is different, but here’s an example of the kind of things you’ll work on:

• Helping to drive editorial content for the new asset-based finance vertical, ensuring scoop-driven agenda-setting coverage.

• Editing ABF content and broader 9fin journalism and credit analysis across other teams, reviewing sourcing and any legal issues, pinpointing angles and keeping 9fin coverage fresh and punchy

• Assisting in managing the ABF team, supporting the development of less experienced journalists, helping bring out skills and capabilities

• Meeting the ABF market, developing an independent source base and ensuring 9fin stays close to the latest trends and development.

• Helping to develop the broader ABF product, assisting with scoping, product design, inputting into features and upgrades.

• Moderating panel sessions, webinars, podcasts and representing 9fin in public-facing forums

About You:

If you are a financial journalist with editing experience, an interest in complex credit and markets, and a track record of scoops and polished copy, we are interested in hearing from you:

• A strong knowledge of broad financial markets, with a desire to deepen your understanding of corporate credit and asset-based finance

• Proven editing skills with the ability to turn around copy quickly and concisely, while maintaining a high attention to detail

• Good understanding of Media Law

• Excellent networking and relationship building skills

• Self-starter able to deliver off-diary breaking news

• Effective written and verbal communication skills conveying messages accurately and concisely

• Team player, but also able to work effectively alone (help is always at hand if you need though!)

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 & Insurance

• Competitive salary benchmarked at 75-90th percentile of market

• Equity options

• Pension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)

• Private Medical Insurance

• Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness

• Group Life Assurance

• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes

Time off

• 25 holiday days per year

• Local 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 work

• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year

• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service

• Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available (22 weeks fully paid for all birthing parents, 12 weeks fully paid for all non-birthing parents)

Training & Culture

• Professional learning and development budget of £1250

• Bi-annual team socials

• Summer and Winter company social events

A note from the hiring manager

Asset-based finance is an exciting new vertical to launch at 9fin, an asset class that the likes of KKR are calling a $7trn opportunity. It stands right at the front of the biggest trend in finance, the retreat of the banks from the lending products where they were once dominant, and it touches on everything from home lending to stadium finance to music to the circular economy, underpinning the world in which we live. This role will build on existing connections 9fin has with the ABF ecosystem, and will aim to disrupt a sleepy and complacent content and data market dominated by legacy players, with a product suited to today’s market. This role is right at the heart of the build-out and will be essential in making this fly!

-Owen Sanderson - ABS Editor

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.