News Editor – Commodities & Energy Market, Asia (AUS)

News Editor – Commodities & Energy Market, Asia

Based in Sydney, Australia

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 over 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 and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network.  Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

What will you be doing?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team covering Asia's exciting commodities and energy markets.  You will get to learn the full range of coverage at Argus with the chance to build a beat and develop feature writing skills with more experience.

We are searching for a news editor who is not just talented and highly motivated but also has the knack for developing fresh and unique angles for our coverage. Your role will involve covering Argus news stories, market commentaries, and other written publications, and you'll be responsible for assigning and editing with speed and precision.  Your main goal is to ensure our coverage is of the highest quality, always accurate, fair, and in line with accepted journalism standards. 

• Edit stories, news, exclusives and commentaries, ensuring they are compelling and adhere to Argus standards.
• Work with the rest of the team to ensure the highest standards of spelling, punctuation, grammar, accuracy and consistency in all published material.
• We are looking for a news editor who can handle and break high-value news quickly and accurately. This is a crucial aspect of the role, ensuring our clients are always up-to-date with the latest developments. Report accurately, within deadlines, and at an appropriate length and style.
• Work on special projects, write news and analysis stories where necessary.

 What we’re looking for in you

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Economics, Business, History or relevant field from a reputable university.
• At least 1-2 years of news or copy-editing experience at a recognised publication.
• Prior experience in a price reporting agency (PRA) or a professional publishing capacity particularly commodities, would be a strong advantage.
• The ability to write in clear and concise English and a high degree of understanding about grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• An understanding of what constitutes an effective news story.
• A strong work ethic, including operating calmly under pressure.

Please note you must have the right to work in Australia to apply for this role. 

What’s in it for you

• Work within a highly motivated team with an industry leader and rapidly growing global company
• Competitive salary and bonus in line with education, experience, and skills
• Hybrid working model - Work from Home options available
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• 20 days annual leave
• Ongoing training, mentoring and development opportunities
• Employee Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme

We're not engaging any recruitment agencies for this role, so if you're interested, please apply directly.

We will conduct interviews continuously and reserve the right to take down the advertisement when we find the right candidate.

Please send in your application via our official careers website at https://www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions. 

Jobs posted on other websites and that do not link to our careers website may not be legitimate and may be fraudulent.  If you are contacted by someone whom you suspect may not be appropriately representing Argus, please send the details to us via an email with “Recruitment Fraud” in the subject title.