Market Reporter/Senior Reporter (Business Journalist) – Freight

New Posted 24 October 2023 | Mumbai, India | Argus Media

We are currently looking for a market reporter/analyst to join our editorial freight team to cover freight markets and report on deals, price movements and market news and analysis. The team sits within the wider editorial group, comprising several hundred journalists globally.

This is an excellent opportunity to forge your career covering the economically and politically influential sector of global energy and commodities. You will apply and develop your skills across daily news reporting, market and data analysis, features and editorials in this fast-paced environment with the highest standards of journalistic independence and integrity; and there are opportunities to travel and present papers at industry conferences and lead webinar sessions. The role also involves building strong relationships with industry contacts and market participants and provides scope for numerous networking opportunities.

The freight desk assesses key markets such as crude oil and refined oil products tanker freight rates globally as well as dry bulk freight rates. The global freight team has team members in Singapore, London and New York and the role involves collaboration with the rest of the global team. The desk’s coverage encompasses many globally traded commodities and will provide the successful candidate with access to a wide range of subjects and commodity-related knowledge, as well as with the opportunity to collaborate with other desks. The freight team also benefits from an exciting pipeline of projects and product development opportunities. As a member of this team, you will become familiar with all of these markets and get a chance to become an expert in one or more of them. You will be responsible for making daily price assessments and writing market commentaries, as well as writing news and in-depth analysis, and building our data coverage, for the daily publication.

You will work in tandem with other reporters, senior reporters, and editors who will provide training and support to develop in-depth knowledge of the markets. In-house training courses are regularly provided on technical skills as well as content-related courses, and new joiners are also provided with an online training platform.


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