Latin America Economist - Bloomberg - New York, NY

The Role:
Bloomberg is seeking a Latam Economist to join a global team of analysts to cover economic data releases and events as well as macroeconomic trends. The successful candidate will be able to provide quick and insightful analysis on key economic events to a sophisticated financial audience. We are looking for someone who can leverage experience working for a financial firm, particularly as a trading economist, to provide crisp analysis with a focus on Latin America. The successful candidate should be able to generate daily content about economic, business, and financial markets, as well as draw innovative interpretations from data or trends. Our goal is to deliver insightful analysis for Bloomberg’s client base.

Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant experience in economic analysis covering Latin America, especially Mexico, Colombia, Chile or Argentina.

Graduate degree or equivalent in economics, international economics, MBA or related field is preferred.

Have a strong background in macroeconomics, foreign exchange, commodities, global equities, rates, credit or emerging markets.

Provide consistent flow of high quality analysis in English, while eschewing ideological or political points of view.

Thorough understanding of the construction and implications of economic data/monetary policy/fiscal policy across the economy and global markets.

Rapidly respond to economic events and data releases with concise value added analysis.

Leverage proprietary data from the Bloomberg terminal as well as from other sources.

Demonstrate a propensity for verbal, visual, and written communication enabling them to bring clarity to Bloomberg’s broad audience.

An ability to work as part of a team is crucial as the candidate will work with other economists as well as economic editors to produce content.

Be comfortable speaking on TV/Radio and in front of large audiences in both English and Spanish.

Exhibit a high level ability to use Excel, or any other statistical package, to analyze and present data.

The Company:
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg’s enterprise solutions build on the company’s core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries.