Market Reporter/Senior Reporter – Ferrous Markets

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing, award-winning firm as a Market Reporter in the dynamic world of ferrous markets. This role offers the chance to develop your skills in daily news reporting, market analysis, and editorials, while building valuable industry contacts. Engage in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for travel and professional growth. Benefit from a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and extensive training programs. If you are self-motivated with a keen interest in global business and politics, this is the perfect opportunity to enhance your career and make a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company Bonus Scheme

Group Healthcare

Flexible Working Environment

25 Days Holiday

Subsidised Gym Membership

Season Ticket Travel Loans

Cycle to Work Scheme

Workplace Nursery Scheme

Extensive Training

Qualifications

• Graduate with a strong degree and at least 2-3 years reporting experience.
• Proven ability to write engaging industry-relevant news to deadline.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess markets to produce daily price assessments and reports.
• Daily contact with traders and brokers to build relationships and gather news.

Skills

Reporting Experience

Excellent Communication Skills

Numeracy Skills

Networking Skills

Knowledge of Coking Coal

Time Management Skills

Education

Strong Degree

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Market Reporter/Senior Reporter – Ferrous Markets, London

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Client:

Argus Media

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

10

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Location: London, UK

About Argus

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with over 1,400 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

What we’re looking for

As we continue to develop and grow our global steel and ferrous raw materials team, we are looking for a passionate and driven reporter to join us.

This is an excellent opportunity to forge your career covering an economically and politically influential sector of global energy and commodities. You will apply and develop your skills across daily news reporting, market analysis, features and editorials in this fast-paced environment with the highest standards of journalistic independence and integrity. There are opportunities to travel, present at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions.

As part of a team covering the European, Americas, Middle East and Black Sea markets you will carry out price assessments on products in the coking coal and steel sectors and write market commentaries and news. There will be cross-training opportunities and excellent exposure across the wider metals industry, along with the opportunity to learn from our experienced Reporters/Editors.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess markets to produce daily price assessments, market commentaries, news and reports
• Daily contact with traders, brokers, industrial groups and other key market participants to build relationships and gather news
• Contribute copy to relevant daily and periodical publications and the on-line news service
• Attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus Media externally.

Skills and Experience

• A graduate with a strong degree and at least 2-3 years reporting experience
• Proven ability to develop, source and write industry-relevant news to deadline
• Knowledge of coking coal is useful but not essential
• Excellent written, grammatical and numeracy skills, and ability to write engaging content
• Excellent communication skills with ability to network and build contacts with industry executives
• Prior experience of working in the financial or energy journalism sector is useful but not essential
• Strong co-ordination and time management skills with the ability to work well within a team
• Additional languages useful but not essential

Attributes

• Self-motivated, able to use initiative and equipped with an inquisitive nature
• An appetite to build expert knowledge across multiple overlapping areas
• Demonstrable interest in global business and politics

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What’s in it for you

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
• Flexible working environment
• 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days
• Subsidised gym membership
• Season ticket travel loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Extensive internal and external training