Senior Reporter – Nonferrous Metals

Location – Houston

About Argus

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 1,400 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 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, global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

What we’re looking for

This is an excellent opportunity to forge your career covering commodities, with a focus on the nonferrous metals markets. You will apply and develop your skills across daily news reporting, market analysis, features and editorials in this fast-paced environment with the highest standards of journalistic independence and integrity.

Argus is seeking a senior market reporter to join the Metals team in the US to cover the nonferrous metal markets, working closely with local and global colleagues to extend our industry leading coverage.

You will cover these markets through weekly and monthly price assessments, writing interesting, analytical market commentaries, news coverage and in-depth analysis to appear online and in daily Argus reports. You will also be responsible for maintaining and expanding the contact base, attending conferences and leading efforts to expand Argus coverage of key metals.

You will work in tandem with other reporters and editors who will provide training and support to develop in-depth knowledge of the markets.

What will you be doing?

•       Monitor and assess markets to produce weekly and monthly price assessments, market commentaries, news, analysis and reports

•       Curate data and maintain and analyse existing data series to inform coverage and develop graphs and charts within Excel to illustrate trends and analysis

•       Develop an understanding of relevant commodity markets, working with other Argus teams to produce joint content.

•       Regular meetings and daily communication with key members of the industry, including traders, brokers, and business leaders to build relationships and gather news

•       Contribute copy to relevant daily and periodical publications and the online news service, and contribute to special content and presentations as required

•       Work with other departments to help promote the use of Argus price assessments and help develop new pricing tools for the battery metals