Journalist Intern

Company: Market Dialogue

Role: Journalist Intern (Business, Equity & Financial Markets)

Location: Horamavu, Bengaluru, Karnataka (On-site)

Schedule: Monday to Saturday | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST

Duration: 3 to 6 Months (High-potential Pre-Placement Offer / PPO conversion)

Stipend: ₹10,000 / month (Fixed) + Performance Commission & Editorial Bonuses

About Market Dialogue

Market Dialogue is an executive intelligence and financial media platform tracking the structural shifts shaping modern capital markets, banking, corporate finance, and economic regulation. We deliver authoritative market commentaries, analytical features, and closed-door leadership roundtables that convene asset managers, institutional investors, C-suite executives, and economic decision-makers.

Why Join Us?

Front-Row Seat to the Markets: Move past generic blogging. You will dissect market movements, corporate earnings, IPO filings, and macroeconomic policies into high-value editorial intelligence.

Respected Digital Bylines: Publish credited, in-depth analytical pieces read by founders, institutional investors, and corporate finance professionals.

Dual Compensation: Receive a guaranteed base stipend of ₹10,000/month alongside performance-linked commissions and bonuses tied to high-readership coverage, exclusive scoops, and sponsored editorial reports.

Direct Access to Industry Voices: Interview equity analysts, fund managers, CFOs, treasury heads, and fintech leaders to uncover the real stories driving India's financial sector.

Accelerated Career Trajectory: Outstanding interns will be fast-tracked for full-time staff writer or market correspondent positions (Pre-Placement Offer / PPO) upon completing the internship.

Key Responsibilities

Market Intelligence & Daily Beat Tracking: Track daily movements across domestic and global equities, commodities, macroeconomic indicators (inflation, GDP, bond yields), and policy updates.

Financial Analysis & Explanatory Reporting: Decode complex quarterly earnings reports, draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs), corporate filings, and regulatory circulars into lucid, actionable articles.

Deep-Dive Features & Thematic Reports: Pitch and write investigative long-form pieces on emerging themes such as private credit, wealth-tech disruption, institutional liquidity, and cross-border capital flows.

Executive & Expert Interviews: Formulate incisive questions and conduct interviews with research heads, market strategists, and corporate executives for analytical Q&As.

Event & Roundtable Coverage: Cover Market Dialogue’s closed-door executive forums, capturing market-moving dialogues and institutional perspectives.

Editorial Standards & Fact-Checking: Verify datasets, balance sheet numbers, and regulatory citations with rigorous precision and journalistic objectivity.

Who We Are Looking For

Educational Background: Final-year students, recent graduates, or postgraduates in Economics, Finance, Commerce (B.Com/BBA), Financial Journalism, Mass Communication, or related analytical fields.

Financial Literacy: A foundational understanding of financial statements, equity markets, valuation ratios (P/E, EBITDA), and macroeconomic drivers.

Sharp Writing & Narrative Clarity: Impeccable command of English, with the ability to translate dense financial data and jargon into compelling, readable business stories.

Speed & Analytical Discipline: Able to synthesize breaking market developments quickly and write under tight deadlines.

Interviewing Poise: Professional, articulate, and confident when engaging with senior market analysts, corporate PRs, and finance executives.

Work Details & Schedule

Working Days: Monday to Saturday

Working Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST

Work Mode: Full-time, On-site (Office located in Horamavu, Bengaluru)

Perks & Compensation

Fixed Stipend: ₹10,000 per month

Commission & Performance Bonuses: Additional payouts for high-impact analytical pieces, sponsored features, and top-readership stories

PPO Pathway: Priority consideration for a permanent Financial Journalist / Staff Writer position upon completion

Accredited Portfolio: A solid archive of published bylines demonstrating technical financial writing and market reporting

Credentials & Recommendation: Official Certificate of Completion and Letter of Recommendation highlighting your quantitative and analytical achievements

How to Apply

Email: [email protected]

Subject Line: Application: Financial Markets Journalist Intern – [Your Name] – Horamavu

Pay: ₹8,000.00 - ₹10,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Combined Task for Journalist Intern (Markets):

RBI MPC meets Oct 6-7. Repo 5.25% (4 holds), CPI 4.82%, GDP 7.8%, 10Y >7.2%.

Write a 250-word CXO brief covering:
a) What happened & why it matters (3 lines)
b) 1 market lens insight (equities/bonds/flows) beyond generic news
c) 1 sharp question you'd ask a fund manager/Governor
d) Publishable headline

Paste brief + 2 writing sample links + LinkedIn + resume.

Email: [email protected]
Sub: Application: Financial Markets Journalist Intern : Horamavu[Name]

Work Location: In person