Job Description

For over 160 years, our customer has been turning information into insights, providing essential intelligence that accelerates progress in our ever-changing world. They deliver data, research, credit ratings, benchmarks, and ESG solutions that governments, companies, and individuals depend on to make decisions with conviction.
We are seeking an Associate Editor of Oil Markets (Market Reporter/Pricing) on a contract basis to help support our Customer's business needs. The Associate Editor Oil Markets (Market Reporter/Pricing) is a market reporter and analyst who takes responsibility for day-to-day reporting on oil markets in the Americas. This role is a hybrid setup with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote at our Customer’s Houston, TX location.

What You’ll Do:
Assess the value of oil markets, accurately and fully in line with the rigorous and well-known methodology
Survey market participants throughout the day
Publish price updates throughout the day, especially all information that might be used in assessing the value
Run an intensive one-hour or so window period from the end of the assessment day
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the company's methodology
Be rigorous when using mathematics and Excel spreadsheets
Demonstrate the ability to do a full set of assessments without the aid of a spreadsheet
Ensure the methodology for the market is up to date
Write commentaries associated with his or her assessments; the commentaries are intended to help readers better understand what is happening in the market and to better understand how the company has arrived at assessments
File commentaries as news stories before midday if markets are volatile or unusually interesting; avoid repetitive and formulaic commentaries, where the same structures and phrases are used every day
Closely monitor relevant inter-product and inter-region spreads
Ensure commentaries meet the editorial standards for writing and reporting
Report news and analysis relating to his or her market; the news should help the readers understand issues in the marketplace, whether they are traders, analysts, government regulators, working in the supply chain, or another walk of life. Relevant stories include news about supply and demand developments, government data, new developments in regulations, trader movement news, general analysis of price trends, and other relevant topics
Provide a good blend of standard news reporting—the news that needs to be done—with creative "enterprise" reporting that generates original reporting for the company
File a reasonable quantity of stories relevant to their markets – and prize the quality and originality of news reports over sheer quantity alone
Regularly file stories before lunchtime
Work closely with the news desk, the Managing Editor, and others to identify and write good news stories about issues the markets
Demonstrate a strong sense of what news the readers want to see, and be a vocal contributor to regular news meetings with the team
Engage with market sources around the region, including those who are not regularly in the Market-on-Close assessment process; excellent engagement helps ensure the company is close to market developments, methodology development is strong, story writing is creative, and that channels of communication are established, and open with market sources
Find and nurture new market sources
Maintain a good relationship with existing sources
Ensure source lists are up to date and stored on the network in line with Editorial Standard for source maintenance
Send summaries of meetings to the manager and immediate colleagues; avoid an over-reliance on Instant Messaging, try to talk to each source at least once a week, and meet with different sources for lunch about once a week
Handle complaints in line with Editorial Standards for complaints management
Meet deadlines: Publish assessments by approx. 5 pm, but will vary; publish commentaries times will vary as well
Ensure all methodology initiatives are managed
Follow house reporting style
Correct less than 0.25% of assessments published
Handle inquiries and complaints effectively
Make outbound calls (all day/every day) to people in the industry and talk with them about what’s happening in the industry; in turn, the company makes oil pricing assessments based on the info gathered from these conversations

Must Haves:
Experience of relevant reporting or analytical experience (new graduates will be considered with appropriate skills training)
Strong mathematical skills
Strong writing skills
Ability to perform well with tight deadlines

Education:
Bachelor’s degree required

Hours & Location:
M-F 40 hrs/week. This role is a hybrid setup with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote at our Customer’s Houston, TX location.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application.
Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)
Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life (including spouse & child), 401k, STD/LTD, AD&D, and Commuter Benefits program.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have U.S. residency at the time of application.

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