Oil Markets Reporter

The Role: The Oil Markets Reporter (Associate Editor) for EMEA Oil Markets is a market reporter and analyst who takes responsibility for day-to-day reporting on oil markets in Europe and Africa.

The Impact: The Oil Markets Reporter (Associate Editor) in this position is responsible for every aspect of market reporting, including the collection and publication of primary market information, running an assessment process, assessing the value of a variety of oil markets, reporting market-related news, writing commentary and analysis, contributing to methodology development and engaging with market sources.

The Career Opportunity: Excellent career growth potential within the team.

The Business: At S&P Global Platts, the premier source of commodities intelligence, the content you generate and the relationships you build are essential to the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agricultural markets.

Your Skills: Experience of relevant reporting or analytical experience; Strong mathematical skills; Strong writing skills; Ability to perform well with tight deadlines.

Accountabilities:

Assess markets:

The market reporter in this position assesses the value of oil markets, accurately and fully in line with our rigorous and well-known methodology. The market reporter will survey market participants throughout the day; publish price updates through the day, especially all information that might be used in assessing value; run an intensive one-hour or so window period from at the end of the assessment day; demonstrate a thorough understanding of Platts' methodology; be rigorous when using mathematics and excel spreadsheets; demonstrate ability to do a full set of assessments without the aid of a spreadsheet; and ensure our methodology for market is up to date.