Market Reporter, LPG

Argus Media; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (20+ days)

Gym membership

Training programs

Job summary

Argus Media is seeking a journalist to conduct price discovery and analyze spot markets while writing daily and weekly news and feature articles. You will network with industry contacts in the natural gas liquids and LPG markets and quickly become a subject matter expert within your portfolio.

You will travel to conferences, present papers, and lead webinar sessions, delivering high-quality journalism with independence and integrity in a fast-paced energy and commodities environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communications, economics, business, history or a related field.
• Proven reporting, writing and collaboration skills with analytical ability.
• Basic understanding of markets; experience covering physical commodity markets is a plus.
• Strong accuracy and ability to meet deadlines; proficient with Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct price discovery and analyze spot markets.
• Write daily and weekly news articles, features and editorials.
• Network with contacts in the natural gas liquids and LPG industry.
• Lead coverage within a designated product portfolio as a subject matter expert.
• Travel to industry conferences, present papers and lead webinars.

Skills

Reporting & writing

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Diplomatic communication

Market understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

What will you be doing?

In this role, you will be conducting price discovery and analysing spot markets, writing daily/weekly news articles, magazine articles, and networking with contacts in the natural gas liquids and LPG industry. You will be innately curious and personable and be able to quickly become a subject matter expert and lead coverage within a designated product portfolio. You will apply and develop skills in daily news reporting, market analysis, features, and editorials, in a fast-paced environment with the highest standards of journalistic independence and integrity. As part of this role, there are opportunities to travel and present papers at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions. This is an excellent opportunity to forge your career covering the economically and politically influential sector of global energy and commodities.

What We're Looking For In You

• The legal authorization to work in the US for any US employer.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communications, economics, business, history or relevant field.
• Demonstrated reporting, writing and goal-oriented collaboration skills, with strong diplomatic, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• A basic understanding of markets: Experience covering physical commodity markets is a plus.
• A commitment to the highest level of accuracy and completing all writing within established deadlines.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite with particular experience in Excel.

What's In It For You

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group medical, dental and vision plans
• Company paid short term and long term disability and life insurance plan
• Group 401(k) safe harbor retirement plan with a 6% company match
• 20 vacation days your first year, up to a maximum of 30 days
• Subsidized gym membership
• Extensive internal and external training

Argus Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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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 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 32 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.