Senior Reporter – Nonferrous Metals

Location – Houston, TX

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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 markets

•       Attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus in the industry

What we’re looking for in you

•             A graduate with a strong degree

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