Job Description

Reporter / Senior Market Reporter, Chemicals – Asia

About Argus

Argus is an independent organisation with almost 1,100 staff globally. We are headquartered in London and have 26 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a highly driven, enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join our growing team in Asia. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical, inquisitive, numerate and literate market analyst, consultant, broker to transfer their skills and knowledge to forge your career covering the economically and politically influential sector of global energy and commodities.

You will learn to make daily chemicals price assessments in a sector of the international market and write daily market commentaries and news. Being part of a small team also means there will be cross-training and plenty of opportunity to gain experience of other chemicals markets, along with the opportunity to learn from our experienced Senior Market Reporters/Editors. There are opportunities to travel and present papers at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions

You do not need prior commodities or energy industry experience. Intelligence, curiosity, writing ability and a real desire to produce quality journalism are the primary qualities we look for in a very diverse pool of candidates.

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  Monitor and assess fast-moving markets to produce daily price assessments and intelligence, market commentaries, news, analysis and reports
• Establish strong relationships with key members of the industry and business leaders through meetings and daily communications to gain an in-depth understanding of your market
• Proactively generate news leads and pitch stories, contribute copy to the relevant publication and the on-line news service, offer contributions to special content (blog posts, white papers, webinars, podcasts, etc.)
• Collaborate with colleagues on the desk and in other teams to enhance and drive coverage
• Attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus in the industry
• Build up your industry expertise and writing skills to provide readers with first-class market insights and analysis

To learn more about the report this role covers, https://www.argusmedia.com/en/chemicals

What we’re looking for in you

• A graduate with strong degree preferably in Economics, Journalism, Communications, Business or relevant field.
• Prior experience in the financial, energy, commodities or journalism sector is useful but not essential.
• Excellent writing, grammar and numeracy skills
• Proficiency working with Excel and interest in further developing data skills.
• Ability to work effectively with management and meet targets in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build contacts with industry executives
• Able to work independently, whilst also engaging and collaborating in line with the Argus values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Results

What’s in it for you:

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  We are an Award winning business with double digit growth over the last decade – the business continues to grow
• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Hybrid working model - Work From Home options available
• Awesome location at Raffles Place – close to public transport and amenities
• Group Healthcare Scheme (Comprehensive outpatient - GP and specialist, dental and hospitalisation)
• 20 days annual leave
• Career development and a promote from within culture
• Ongoing training, mentoring and development opportunities
• Employee Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme

Travel (percentage of travel)

• Cover conferences and events (5-10% of overseas travel is expected).

Hours
Monday through Friday, 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Earlier or later hours, or weekend hours, may be expected on occasion.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don't delay. Apply today!

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