Financial Journalist/Copywriter

Job Description

About Thomas Murray Digital (TMD) TMDs primary function is the provision of profiles covering the facts and rules of digital asset markets around the world, and of capability profiles and operational risk assessments of Digital Asset Service Providers("DASPs"), starting with institutional investor-grade custodians and exchanges. These will be supported by news and educational content, in the form of primers, analysis, op eds, and events, to ensure that the TMD community of banks and institutional investorsclearly understands the key concepts behind the institutional digital asset sector and is kept up to date with relevant developments. Content is categorised as relating to the legal and regulatory environment; technology; the ecosystem of service providersand capital market infrastructure; and markets/trading. In addition to the primary duties, the chosen candidate will also work alongside Thomas Murrays marketing team to explain the benefits of TMDs services clearly and to build and engage the communityof customers, prospects and assessed entities through marketing and the delivery of events, in partnership with Thomas Murrays marketing team. This is an opportunity to be at the leading edge of the institutional financial services sectors adoption of digitalassets. The role will evolve over time as the service and community mature and the successful candidates knowledge develops. Thomas Murray Digital, a subsidiary of Thomas Murray, has been launched in partnership with foreign exchange and digital asset expertJan Ivar Strmme. The partnership will assist institutional asset owners, fund managers and service providers to understand the capabilities and associated risks of trading and holding digital assets, which have an increasing presence in institutional portfolios.Drawing on deep experience setting standards for the analysis of traditional market infrastructures and service providers, Thomas Murray is uniquely placed in the industry to launch the first such digital asset solution. See https://thomasmurraydigital.comfor further information. About Thomas Murray Thomas Murray was founded in 1994 and is now a leading provider of market intelligence, third-party risk monitoring, compliance and technology solutions to the financial services industry. Banks, funds and financialinstitutions of all sizes leverage Thomas Murrays suite of services on a daily basis, and clients include some of the worlds largest banks and asset owners. Thomas Murrays offering has evolved according to the industrys needs - most recently introducinga third-party cyber risk solution, fund solutions in Luxembourg, and cash correspondent bank monitoring. The company actively monitors over 100 investable markets and 2,000 financial counterparties, while clients use its technology platforms to analyse theirextensive supplier and counterparty networks. See https://thomasmurray.com for further information. Responsibilities Develop and produce (together with the marketing team and TMD colleagues) a regular newsletter for the institutional financial community thatwill comprise TMD educational and editorial articles, third-party research, and curated news from sources relevant to TMDs audience, cutting through the fog of the current retail cryptocurrency landscape and following the maturation of the digital asset classas it becomes increasingly regulated and incorporates digital native and tokenised securities in addition to cryptocurrencies. Design and write educational primer content on key digital asset concepts for a professional financial services audience. Researchand write news, op eds, analytical articles and long-form reports to answer the TMD communitys questions relating to the institutional digital asset sector as it continues to develop at pace. Develop marketing collateral and editorial content to support businessdevelopment. Work with TMD analysts to explore relevant data and create and maintain dashboards, tables and charts to support marketing and paid content and analytical reports. Work with the marketing and TMD teams to design and execute, or enable participationin, events such as webinars, seminars and conferences on relevant topics to engage the TMD community and promote the service. Person Specification Understanding of the institutional financial services sector, particularly the post-trade and market infrastructureecosystem Thorough research and high quality writing skills Experience with producing consistent volumes of well-structured content to deadlines Strong grammar and punctuation knowledge, and ability to follow house editorial and style guidelines Ability tofind and contact appropriate subject-matter experts to obtain comment for content Experience with collaborating with partner organisations on joint content is a plus Readiness to travel to relevant industry events to cover stories, build knowledge and networkAbility to source and manipulate data Data visualisation skills would be a plus, including a keen understanding of the most appropriate and understandable ways to chart data, and familiarity with visualisation tools such as Tableau and Datawrapper High degreeof skill with Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the consistent application of branding and design guidelines Experience with marketing copywriting Event management and/or media production experience would be beneficial Commitment to invest time in becoming expertin a complex and rapidly developing industry Willingness to assist with any other Thomas Murray initiatives as may be requested and required from time to time, commensurate with your skills Benefits 25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays) Company pensionscheme Life assurance Private medical cover (after qualifying period) Gym membership Opportunities for upskilling and progression Please note that Thomas Murray is currently operating a remote working model, and staff are being provided with facilities towork from home as a short-medium term solution. It is anticipated that regular work will recommence in the office on a rota basis in 2022. Applying Please provide an up-to-date CV and cover letter to support your application. We regret that, due to time constraints,candidates who do not provide a cover letter that explains their suitability for, and interest in, the position will not be considered. Principal applications only; no agencies. We will only be contacting shortlisted candidates; if you have not heard fromus within 15 days of the submission of your application, please assume that unfortunately, on this occasion, you have been unsuccessful.