Job Description:

The OPIS U.S. Refined Products Markets Editor will be responsible for contributing to reports focused on news and pricing activity in U.S. gasoline, diesel, heating oil and jet fuel markets. The position requires reporting on daily market pricing and market fundamentals as well as creating alerts relevant to the refined spot market industry.

The ideal applicant should have 1-2 years' experience in business journalism, economics and/or energy markets but we will consider graduates with a relevant course of studies. The applicant should demonstrate strong communication and networking skills, be able to work under tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail and be comfortable working with spreadsheets.

Responsibilities:

• Accumulate spot market price transactions from industry participants via email, instant messaging and by phone. Verify the legitimacy of the transactions and adhere to OPIS pricing methodology to create daily price assessments.
• Developing and maintaining rapport with key contacts and liaising on a daily basis with industry stakeholders (Producers, Consumers, Traders, Brokers and other participants) to collect bids, offers, and spot deals.
• Generating stories for OPIS' real-time new service as well as longer, more analytical content focusing on industry trends and emerging issues, while adhering to strict deadlines.
• Contribute to social media content, blog postings, industry analysis, and contribute to, compile, and publish OPIS reports.
• Give market presentations at client meetings as well as at industry conferences.
• Developing new contacts and relationships within refined products markets, attending industry events, and reaching out to market participants to further develop OPIS' refined spot market business.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, economics, business, finance, English or relevant field.
• Demonstrated goal-oriented collaboration skills, with strong diplomatic and problem-solving ability.
• Must be computer literate, conversant with the use of Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace.
• A commitment to the highest level of accuracy and completing all writing within established deadlines.
• Detail-oriented, with solid grasp of math fundamentals and spreadsheet formulas.
• Ability to translate technical materials into content that engages and instructs readers.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years reporting/journalism experience and/or energy markets experience.
• Experience with public speaking to small and large groups is an advantage.
• Must be highly motivated and be able to work effectively and efficiently within a flexible team environment.
• A basic understanding of commodity markets.
• Experience using data science and data visualization tools.

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Business Area: OPIS

Job Category: News/Editorial Group

Union Status:

Non-Union role

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Req ID: 35017