Finance Reporter

Job Description:

POLITICO is looking for an ambitious reporter to join our team driving finance coverage in Brussels.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive reporter who understands the inner workings of the EU’s institutions, has a passion for financial services and has strong source networks. The role involves unpicking the detailed policy debates of the European Commission, Parliament and Council, while also being able to take a big-picture view of the politics behind them.

This is an opportunity for a scoop-driven reporter to delve into a hugely significant part of the EU political and financial story. The reporter will be competing in a space where deep sourcing is vital and breaking news is the primary goal.

This role is a six-month contract and is based in our newsroom in Brussels.

What You’ll Do

• Break news as part of a team covering financial services for both POLITICO Pro, our subscription news service, and a broader readership
• Jointly author a must-read morning newsletter for subscribers
• Deliver longer reads that appeal beyond a specialist audience
• Be a public face of POLITICO at events and panels on topics related to finance policy

What You’ll Need

• Demonstrable interest in EU politics and policy
• Prior reporting experience covering finance
• Strong track record of breaking news
• Strong attention to detail and unafraid of digging into policy coverage in some depth
• Relevant network of contacts
• Self-starter with a willingness to work somewhat flexibly

Application Instructions

• If you’re interested in this opportunity, please upload your CV and motivation letter in English at the same time, before submitting your application.
• Applications will remain open until August 21.

We value our people

Our benefits package is built for you, and includes:

• Our teams benefit from country-specific, competitive compensation and benefits packages—including pension, healthcare, training opportunities and more.
• With a multinational team, strong ties to EU institutions, and flexible work options including working from abroad, we offer our employees an environment that supports both professional and personal development.

Let’s keep in touch

You can view our list of open positions here. We hope to see your application soon!

About Us

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Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.

Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.

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Posting date:

2026-08-14

Title:

Finance Reporter