Associate Editor | Singapore, SG

S&P Global; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Associate Editor in the Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight team. You'll assess tanker freight rates and produce key market assessments, contributing to the dynamic shipping market. This role offers growth opportunities and exposure to industry leaders.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Qualifications

• Well-rounded communication skills with good listening techniques.
• Ability to communicate with diverse groups and show good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Collecting tanker freight market information and producing assessments.
• Writing daily news, commentary, and analysis.

Skills

Communication

Numeracy

Public Speaking

Education

Basic understanding of economics principles

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
09 The Role: Associate Editor, Asia Pacific Shipping & Freight

The Location: Singapore

The Team: The Asia Shipping and Freight team consists of tanker and dry bulk freight editors. The uniqueness of this team lies in tracking a very exciting and fast-moving shipping market. The freight assessments produced by the team are a key component of the commodity product pricing markets. The tanker and dry bulk price assessments produced by the team is valued by the market, which uses them in physical and derivative freight trading. The freight team members are a bunch of passionate shipping market watchers who have their fingers on the pulse of the global seaborne trade.

The Impact: The candidate would be responsible for assessing tanker freight rates/indexes, which are used by market participants in negotiating, concluding, and signing up their physical freight and freight derivative swaps contracts. This is a critical role where the editor would be responsible for the custody of key LNG, dirty, and clean tanker freight assessments.

What's in it for you:
o The role offers an immense opportunity to grow professionally in one of the most exciting markets that Platts covers
o Involvement in producing benchmark tanker freight assessments offers you exposure to shipping market leaders and maritime trade experts.
o Huge potential to gain subject market expertise in the seaborne transportation sector.

Responsibilities:
o Collecting tanker freight market information and producing freight assessments/indexes
o Reports/writing daily news, commentary and analysis/and feature stories
o Develops, expands, and maintains sources and contacts relevant to the market area of coverage
o Focus on quality and accuracy of assessments, commentary, editorial practices and documentation

Basic Qualifications:
o Well-rounded communication skills with good listening techniques, clear, concise writing style; and good verbal skills.
o The ability to communicate with a wide range of groups and personalities. Able to show good judgment and the ability to express, both positive and negative comments.
o Support changes to methodology/approach

Preferred Qualifications:
o Displays good numeracy skills including ability to conceptualize proportional relationships as well as a basic understanding of how to apply basic math functions in Microsoft Excel. A basic understanding of economics principles is also preferred.
o Understanding of commodity markets and its dynamics
o Possessing public speaking skills
o Shipping/freight market experience, or market reporting experience, a bonus

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 .

What's In It For You?

Our Purpose:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

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.

Our benefits include:

• 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

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [e-mail] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), EDTGRP202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group)

Job ID: 315908
Posted On: 2025-05-18
Location: Singapore, Singapore

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