Market Reporter - Freight

Argus Media•New York, NY

2d•$65 - $75•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an excellent opportunity to forge your career covering the economically and politically influential sector of global energy and commodities. You will apply and develop your skills across daily news reporting, market analysis, features and editorials in this fast-paced environment with the highest standards of journalistic independence and integrity; and there are opportunities to travel and present papers at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions. We are seeking a market reporter to join our Freight team in the US, which covers the tanker, LPG, and dry bulk markets. In this role, you will become familiar with all of these markets and an expert in one or more of them. You will cover ocean-going transportation rates for commodities such as propane, diesel, gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel through price assessments, writing interesting, analytical market commentaries, news coverage and in-depth analysis to appear online and in the daily Argus Tanker Freight, Argus Gas Freight, and Argus Dry Freight reports and the weekly Argus Specialised Freight report. You will also be responsible for maintaining and expanding the contact base and attending conferences. The global freight market is in a state of constant change in its position at the centre of international trade, geopolitics and environmental regulation. This represents an exciting opportunity to join the team and cover high-profile news on changes that can reshape the market and impact on the wider biofuels, crude, oil products and dry bulk commodity markets. You will work in tandem with other reporters and editors who will provide training and support to develop in-depth knowledge of the markets.

Requirements

A graduate with a strong degree
Proven ability to develop, source and write industry-relevant news to deadline
Excellent writing, grammar and numeracy skills (these will be tested as part of the interview process)
Ability to use data in generating stories and analysis is preferred, while a willingness to learn is essential
Excellent communication skills with ability to network and build contacts with industry executives. Strong presentation skills also preferred.
Strong co-ordination and time management skills with the ability to work well within a team
Demonstrable interest in global business and politics
Self-motivated, able to use initiative and equipped with an inquisitive nature
Ability to collaborate and work within a close-knit team is essential

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of commodity markets and/or freight sectors useful, but not essential
Prior experience of working in the financial or energy journalism sector is useful but not essential
Additional languages useful but not essential

Responsibilities

Monitor and assess markets to produce daily price assessments, market commentaries, news, analysis and reports
Curate data and maintain and analyse existing data series to inform coverage and develop graphs and charts within Excel to illustrate trends and analysis
Develop an understanding of relevant commodity markets, working with other Argus teams to produce joint content.
Regular meetings and daily communication with key members of the industry, including traders, brokers, and business leaders to build relationships and gather news
Contribute copy to relevant daily and periodical publications and the online news service, and contribute to special content and presentations as required
Work with other departments to help promote the use of Argus price assessments and help develop new pricing tools for the freight market
Attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus in the industry