Market Reporter, Asia Metals

The role is offered as Associate Editor or Editor, depending on experience. The successful applicant will be responsible for market reporting on one or more specific metals and mineral markets covered by the Asia team, which spans iron ore, coking coal, steel, scrap, nonferrous and battery metals. The market reporter will gather and test price information and obtain an understanding of supply-demand fundamentals from speaking with primary market participants daily. They will also conduct price assessments based on Platts established methodology, and contribute to its development, and will write market commentaries, news and in-depth analysis pieces. Based in Penang, the successful candidate will work most closely with team members there and in Singapore as part of a global team.

The Impact: The successful candidate will be in a position to shape coverage of markets that underpin industrialization and that are adapting to changing environmental regulations in one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions. As the industry evolves toward more sophisticated pricing mechanisms, you will also witness and be reporting at the frontline of these changes.

The Career Opportunity: The candidate will work in an organization with a people-oriented culture and that has a global reach in terms of its coverage and established price assessment methodology. Platts Metals Pricing team offers exposure to a range of markets like steel, its raw materials and nonferrous and battery metals. As a market reporter, you will embark on the next steps in becoming an expert and go-to person in the markets you cover.

Responsibilities: The associate editor/editor will be responsible for reporting on Asian metals markets daily, generate price assessments, commentaries and news stories, working as part of a team. The person will also actively engage with market participants across the region on methodology and market developments.

The candidate will translate information gathered from the market into written content, and through presentations and other digital media. They will establish and maintain source relationships and take ownership of price reporting and methodology development for their markets, flagging changes to price trends and opportunities internally.

What we’re looking for:

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, and for the Editor position, possess experience in metals or commodity markets in a reporting or analytical role
Desire to take ownership of a market in informational and source relationship terms
Tenacity to produce daily content in terms of price assessments, market commentaries and news stories
Strong command of written and spoken English; proficiency of other Asian languages a plus
Ability to collaborate with others in a team-oriented, global, multi-cultural environment
Energy, drive and ambition to excel in a fast-paced environment
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
Critical thinking abilities, strong sense of initiative and attention to detail
Conscientious user of Excel