Associate Price Reporter, EMEA Freight Markets

S&P Global; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in commodities intelligence seeks a Price Reporter (Associate Editor) in London to report on EMEA Freight Markets. Responsibilities include collecting market data, writing comprehensive analyses, and engaging with industry sources. The ideal candidate will have strong reporting and analytical skills, as well as a deep understanding of the market. This position offers excellent career growth potential within the team.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics

Qualifications

• Experience in reporting or analytics.
• Strong mathematical abilities for assessments.
• Excellent writing skills for market commentary.
• Capability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Collect and publish market information.
• Write high-quality commentaries on assessments.
• Report relevant news about freight markets.
• Engage with industry sources for information.

Skills

Reporting experience

Analytical skills

Mathematical skills

Writing skills

Time-management

Communication skills

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

The Role: The Price Reporter (Associate Editor) for EMEA Freight Markets is a reporter who takes responsibility for day‑to‑day reporting on the shipping and freight markets in the Western hemisphere.

The Impact: The Price Reporter in this position is responsible for every aspect of market reporting, including the collection and publication of primary market information, running an assessment process, assessing the value of a variety of markets, reporting market‑related news, writing commentary and analysis, contributing to methodology development and engaging with market sources.

The Career Opportunity: Excellent career growth potential within the team.

The Business: At S&P Global Energy, the premier source of commodities intelligence, the content you generate and the relationships you build are essential to the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agricultural markets.

Accountabilities

Assess freight markets: The price reporter surveys market participants throughout the day; publishes price updates through the day; demonstrates a thorough understanding of S&P Global Energy's methodology and ensures it is up to date; is rigorous when using mathematics and Excel spreadsheets and is able to do a full set of assessments without the aid of a spreadsheet.

Write high‑quality market commentaries: The price reporter is responsible for writing commentaries associated with his or her assessments. The commentaries are intended to help our readers better understand what is happening in the market, and to better understand how we have arrived at our assessments.

Report news about the markets: The price reporter is responsible for reporting news and publishing analysis relating to their markets. The news should help our readers understand issues in the marketplace. 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.

Engage with the industry: The price reporter is responsible for engaging with market sources around the region. The price reporter should find and nurture new market sources; maintain a good relationship with existing sources; ensure source lists are up to date.

Required Skills

• Reporting or analytical experience
• Strong mathematical and writing skills
• Strong time‑management and communication skills
• Ability to perform well both individually and as part of the team

Preferred Skills

• Experience in shipping markets
• European languages

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long‑term, sustainable value.

We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co‑create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights

Benefits

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company‑matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best‑in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Equal Opportunity Employer

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