Energy Journalist

Dow Jones; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones Energy seeks an Energy Journalist/Editor in Dubai with a proven track record in breaking energy news and insights. You will cover energy trading, policy, geopolitics, and commodity markets, delivering data-driven reporting from West of Suez and beyond.

You will write, research, analyze datasets, and record short video reels to explain key energy issues. Collaboration with editors and price reporters to weave price benchmarks into stories is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of journalism experience in a newsroom.
• Strong portfolio of breaking energy news and insights, including interviews with energy newsmakers.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Ability to analyze data and break news through data.
• Experience developing sources in energy markets and energy trading.
• Proficiency in multimedia storytelling and CMS (NewsPress).
• Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Write and research: originate and author breaking news and insights in energy trading, energy policy and geopolitics.
• Data analysis: source and work with data sets and report-based information across energy and commodities.
• Create short-form video reels to explain key energy issues.
• Collaborate with editors, writers and price reporters to integrate Dow Jones energy price benchmarks into coverage.

Skills

Energy markets knowledge

Data analysis

Writing & editing

Source development

Multimedia storytelling

CMS proficiency

Data journalism

Communication

Job description

Energy Journalist / Editor

Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced editor / journalist with an established track record of breaking news and insights across a range of energy and commodity sectors from OPEC and the IEA, to supply / demand fundamentals and the major global energy trading companies. Your focus initially will be on markets West of Suez.

Dubai

Singapore

Full time

What You Will Do

• Write and research: Originate and author breaking news and insights in the energy sector with a focus on energy trading, international energy policy and the intersection of geopolitics and commodities.
• Data Analysis: Source and work comfortably with a wide range of data sets and report-based information across energy and commodities.
• Visual storytelling: Record short-form reels in video format explaining key thematic energy issues and stories.
• Collaboration: Work closely with editors, writers, and price reporters to weave Dow Jones Energy price assessments and benchmarks into news reports. We strongly value teamwork, so the ability to collaborate easily with other newsroom members is essential.

What You Have

• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of journalism experience working in a newsroom.
• Portfolio: A strong portfolio of breaking energy news and insights, including exclusive interviews with newsmakers in the energy space.
• Technical Skills:
• Writing and editing
• Data analysis and the ability to break news through data
• Source development
• Strong understanding of physical energy, commodity markets and energy trading
• Multi-media storytelling skills
• Comfort working in NewsPress content management systems.
• Some data journalism skills and a capability to search and identify new data sets and trends.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with being highly organized and detail-oriented. Able to work with the head of news, a data-visualisation team and a bench of price reporters to collaborate on stories and visual content.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Energy

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Non-Union role