Senior Reporter, Freight

Location: New York City or Houston

About the role

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. There are opportunities to travel and present papers at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions.

Argus is seeking a Senior Reporter to join its Freight team in New York City or Houston. Through advanced subject-matter expertise and experience, you will cover the crude tanker market as well as be familiar with other freight markets, like petroleum products, gas and dry bulk. You will help set direction for team coverage, act as a mentor to less-experienced colleagues, and help the editor with end-of-day tasks. You will collaborate with colleagues on other teams and in other regions and functions.

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 global trade and impact the wider crude, oil products, dry bulk and gas commodity industries. You will work in tandem with other reporters and editors who will provide training and support to develop in-depth knowledge of the markets.

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

Requirements

• A graduate with a strong degree
• Proven ability to develop, source and write industry-relevant news to deadline
• Knowledge of commodity markets and/or freight sectors useful, but not essential
• 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
• Prior experience of working in the financial or energy journalism sector is useful but not essential
• Strong co-ordination and time management skills with the ability to work well within a team
• Additional languages useful but not essential
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group medical, dental and vision plans
• Company paid short term and long term disability and life insurance plan
• Group 401(k) safe harbor retirement plan with a 6% company match
• 20 vacation days your first year, up to a maximum of 30 days
• Subsidized gym membership
• Extensive internal and external training

About the company

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 32 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs. Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.