Energy Correspondent, Australia

Thomson Reuters; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a driven Energy Correspondent based in Perth, Australia. This role offers the opportunity to break news and produce insightful coverage on energy markets, contributing to both regional and global reporting. The successful candidate will collaborate with teams across Asia, working on major stories and delivering high-value exclusives. With a focus on innovation and excellence, this position is ideal for someone passionate about the energy sector and eager to make a significant impact in the field of journalism.

Benefits

Global Career Opportunities

Learning & Development Programs

Industry Competitive Benefits

Paid Volunteering Days

Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists

Qualifications

• Experience in reporting and writing on the energy sector.
• Exceptional source-building skills with a track record of breaking news.

Responsibilities

• Report on energy markets and spot news about top energy companies.
• Generate ideas for exclusive stories and analyses.

Skills

Energy Sector Reporting

Source-Building Skills

News Judgment

Writing Skills

Team Collaboration

Multimedia Skills

Job description

Reuters is looking for a driven and enterprising Energy Correspondent who can break news and produce agenda-setting news coverage from Australia, home to some of the region’s biggest oil and gas corporationsas well as key gas export projects operated by global majors.

From breaking news in Australia’s liquefied natural gas industry, to trends moving global energymarkets, M&Aand other corporate news, there is wide scopefor outstanding coverage by an ambitious correspondent. This role offers opportunities to contribute to both Reuters regional, Asian and global energy coverage.

The successful candidate will produce a full range of Reuters stories – building a substantial spot news fileand writing smart market reports as well asdelivering high-value exclusives and insightful and enterprisingcoverage for Reuters global audience. They may be asked to take on news monitoring shifts occasionally, and help the Reuters teams in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra with daily spot news coverage. They must be a team player who can work collaboratively with journalists around Asia and globally to deliver best-in-class coveragefor Reuters clients.

This role will be based in Perth, Australia.

About the Role

As a Reuters Energy Correspondent, Australia you will:

• Report on energy markets and spot news about the top energy companies in Australia.

• Break exclusives and write insightful news on the sector.

• Generate multiple ideas for initiative stories from Exclusives and Special Reports to Analyses and Insights.

• Work with other reporters/editors in bureaus and globally on major stories.

• Be fast and first with key major news that Reuters clients need to trade and make other business decisions.

About You

To be Reuters Energy Correspondent, Australia you are likely to have:

• Experience reporting and writing on the energy sector.

• Exceptional source-building skillsand a proven track record of breaking exclusive news.

• Strong news judgment and story conceptualization skills.

• Excellent writing capabilities.

• Strong team skills and a collaborative approach to coverage.

• Knowledge of AI tools and multimedia skills preferred.

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.

• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.

• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

About Thomson Reuters

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