Associate Price Reporter, EMEA Crude Oil at S&P Global

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Market Reporting, Price Assessment, Crude Oil, Data Collection, Methodology Development, Market Analysis, News Reporting, Commentary Writing, Source Engagement, Mathematics, Excel Spreadsheets, Communication Skills, Networking, Commodity Markets, Public Speaking, English Writing

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Role: The Oil Price Reporter 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. Accountabilities: Assess markets: The price reporter in this position assesses the value of oil markets, accurately and fully in line with our rigorous and well-known methodology. The price 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. Write high-quality market commentaries: The price reporter is responsible for writing commentaries associated with his or her assessments. The commentaries are intended to help our readers better understand what is happening in the market, and to better understand how we have arrived at our assessments. The reporter should file commentaries as news stories before midday if markets are volatile or unusually interesting; avoid repetitive and formulaic commentaries, where the same structures and phrases are used every day; closely monitor relevant inter-product and inter-region spreads; and ensure commentaries meet our editorial standards for writing and reporting. Report news about the markets: The price reporter is responsible for reporting news and analysis relating to his or her market. The new should help our readers understand issues in the marketplace, whether they are traders, analysts, government regulators, working in the supply chain, or in another walk of life. Relevant stories include news about supply and demand developments, government data, new developments in regulations, trader movement news, general analysis of price trends, and other relevant topics. The price reporter should provide a good blend of standard news reporting—the news that needs to be done—with creative "enterprise" reporting that generates original reporting for S&P Global Platts; file a reasonable quantity of stories relevant to their markets – and we prize the quality and originality of news reports over sheer quantity alone; regularly file stories before lunchtime; work closely with the news desk, the Managing Editor, and others to identify and write good news stories about issues the markets; demonstrate a strong sense of what news our readers want to see, and be a vocal contributor to regular news meetings with the team. Engage with the industry: The price reporter is responsible for engaging with market sources around the region, including those who are not regularly in the Market-on-Close assessment process. Excellent engagement helps ensure we are close to market developments, methodology development is strong, story writing is creative, and that channels of communication are established and open with market sources. The price reporter should find and nurture new market sources; maintain a good relationship with existing sources; ensure source lists are up to date and stored on the network in line with our Editorial Standard for source maintenance; send summaries of meetings to manager and immediate colleagues; avoid an over-reliance on Instant Messaging, try to talk to each source at least once a week, and meet with different sources for lunch about once a week; handle complaints in line with Editorial Standard for complaints management Other Required Accountabilities: •Meet deadlines: In the office by 9.30am London time; Publish assessments by 6.30pm; Publish commentaries by 7.00pm. •Meet Platts’ editorial standards: Ensure all methodology initiatives are managed through MTT •Meet Platts’ editorial standards: Follow house reporting style •Meet Platts’ editorial standards: Correct less than 0.25% of assessments published •Meet Platts’ editorial standards: Handle enquiries and complaints effectively Essential Skills: Experience of relevant reporting or analytical experience Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of role types and personalities, internally and externally Confidence with networking and developing business relationships A developed interest in commodity markets and Crude Oil Strong public speaking / presentational skills Good numeracy skills including confidence using Excel Excellent English speaking and writing skills Fluency in additional languages would be an advantage About S&P Global Energy At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long-term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are: Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration. S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world-leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape. Learn more at www.spglobal.com/energy. What’s In It For You? Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. 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Responsibilities

The role involves comprehensive market reporting for oil prices, including primary information collection, running assessment processes, and publishing accurate valuations according to established methodology. Responsibilities also include writing high-quality market commentaries and reporting relevant news and analysis to help readers understand market dynamics.