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Financial Times

Global business publication

1001+ employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Publishing
  • Content
  • Digital Media
  • Media
1 Friday Street, Bracken House, London, England EC4M 9BT, GB

Company mission

The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future.

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52% female employees

23% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Founded in 1888, the FT has grown into one of the world's biggest online and broadsheet economics and business news providers. It has a strong focus on financial journalism and economic analysis, and provides this essential analysis to companies and individuals across the world.

As well as economics and business, the FT also offers sections on opinion, life and arts, how to spend, and more. In 2022, six of its writers won awards in science, data and investment categories, illustrating the breadth and quality of the FT’s journalism.

The company adapts well to changes in the market to maintain its readership. For example, it recently launched a digital hub and weekly newsletter called Cryptofinance to shine a light on the digital asset industry and how innovations are rippling into mainstream finance.

The FT Group employs more than 2300 people worldwide, including 700 journalists in 40 countries. It includes the FT, FT Specialist, and a number of services and joint ventures. FT's focus on providing impartial, high-quality content has gained it a record-paying readership of over a million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions.

Benefits

  • A range of training courses as well as confidential career coaching and mentoring
  • Flexibility - working from home, job sharing, compressed weeks, and flexible working hours
  • Enhanced parental leave, flexible leave allowance and paid volunteer leave
  • Pension contribution
  • Local health coverage plans
  • Gym memberships and healthcare schemes, professional counselling sessions, 24-hour employee wellbeing helpline, weekly meditation classes
  • Financial wellbeing products and services

Company values

  • Ambition
  • Curiosity
  • Integrity
  • Trust
  • Inclusion
  • Subscriber focus

Founders

After studying for a degree in PPE at Oxford, John worked as Chairman of Pearson Asia, as well as editor of the FT in Asia. In 2006, he was appointed CEO of the FT Group.

Roula Khalaf

(Editor)

Following a degree at Columbia University and four years at Forbes, Khalaf joined the FT in 1995 as Associate Editor and Middle East Editor. Since January 2020, she has served as Editor.

Diversity & Inclusion at Financial Times

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Yasir Mirza (Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion)

  • D&I annual report
  • Reporting pay gaps
  • Next generation board
  • Employee networks, including Proud FT, FT Embrace, FT Women, FT Families, FT Sustainability, FT Mental Health and FT Access,

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