Reporter – Downstream Oil

About Argus

Argus is an independent media organization with almost 1100 staff globally. We are headquartered in London and have 26 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centers. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences.

What will you be doing?

Argus is seeking a news reporter to cover the downstream oil sector. The ideal candidate is a resourceful, versatile and detail-oriented journalist who can cover all aspects of the North American oil refining and refined fuels industries, including supply and demand fundamentals, corporate and public policy issues, macro-economic factors and anything that impacts market fundamentals. This position also covers the US biofuels industry, including public policy related to ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels. The job involves reporting for both a daily online newswire and weekly feature publications.

This position offers the opportunity to report in-depth features as well as breaking and corporate news for a sophisticated industry audience. This includes covering major developments in refining, fuel transportation and marketing, corporate earnings and regular government and industry data. The candidate must be a self-starter capable of handling a high-volume mix of breaking and enterprise stories, navigating regulatory filings and government databases, spotting trends and developing features. He or she will also work with reporters and editors from other teams around the globe to break news and write insightful analysis.

In this role you will write daily stories on developments in the North American oil refining and refined products operations, transportation and marketing industry. You will also write analysis and news stories for weekly publications, developing and maintaining rapport with key sources to become an expert on oil, refinery operations, industry regulation refined products transportation and marketing.

What we’re looking for in you:

•  A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, economics, business, or relevant field
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively toward goals, with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Ability to synthesize data to spot trends, and to communicate those findings to readers
• Experience in a professional publishing setting or in an analyst role
• A commitment to the highest level of accuracy and ability to write stories on deadline
• A willingness and ability to travel at times to fulfil the responsibilities of the position

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary with bonus
• Hybrid work model
• Group medical, dental and vision plans
• Company paid short term and long term disability and life insurance plan
• Group 401(k) safe harbor retirement plan with a 6% company match
• 20 vacation days your first year, which increases up to 30 days
• Subsidized gym membership
• Extensive internal and external training

For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you send your CV and cover letter via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions 

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