Price Reporter - Forest Products

Fastmarkets • Memphis, TN

5d • Remote

About The Position

The Role To produce price assessments and market intelligence that are critical to the North American hardwood industry. To cement our standing as the most trusted source of hardwood pricing information for more than 100 years. To support and develop new avenues that further imbed our data and news across the industry.

Requirements

• Some professional writing experience, preferably in newspapers or other trade journals.
• Ability to be self-motivated in a remote-work environment while also working collaboratively with teams across the organization.
• Strong, concise writing and editing skills; ability to write authoritatively and to the point.
• Comfort with numbers, statistics, and data-driven prose.
• Strong interviewing skills and phone, email etiquette.
• Ability to meet multiple weekly and daily deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

Nice To Haves

• Prior knowledge of hardwood industry a plus

Responsibilities

• Assess hundreds of prices each week using our proprietary MInD database while adhering to our published methodologies and IOSCO principles.
• Provide indispensable market commentary that provides context to the prices reported each week.
• Produce market news and analysis for our Hardwood Market Report weekly publication, HMR Import and HMR Executive monthly publications.
• Cultivate new sources for market data while maintaining our vast network of industry contacts.
• Edit copy and peer review price assessments to ensure compliance with our published methodologies.
• Attend industry conferences and events, represent the business through speaking engagements and industry outreach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees