Associate Editor, Americas Biofuels

Associate Editor, Americas Biofuels Argus seeks a driven, enthusiastic, naturally curious and hard-working associate editor to support its Houston-based biofuels team. We usually respond within a week What you will be doing Argus seeks a driven, enthusiastic, naturally curious and hard-working associate editor to support its Houston-based biofuels team. The successful candidate will work closely with editors in London, Brazil, Singapore and in regional offices, as well as with other editorial teams and management, Data and Production teams, business development, sales and marketing, consulting and conferences. This is a unique opportunity to cover rapidly expanding biofuels markets. Coverage includes renewable diesel, renewable feedstocks, ethanol, biodiesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel and environmental credits including Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). The role requires daily monitoring and assessing biofuels markets to produce and oversee news, analysis, price assessments, market commentaries and reports on an array of biofuel products, while developing and maintaining rapport with key contacts and liaising regularly with industry stakeholders. It requires external presentations, copy editing and mentoring new recruits, as well as helping with multiple daily publication duties. What we're looking for A minimum of four years of prior experience with commodity markets preferred A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, economics, business or relevant field A strong understanding of economics and the role and practice of price reporting. Strong writing skills and comfortable with basic math and numerical analysis. A commitment to the highest level of accuracy and completing tasks on deadline. Comfortable with phone and in-person interviews and the ability to find sources from scratch and build relationships. Demonstrated goal-oriented collaboration skills, with strong diplomatic and problem-solving ability as well as an ability to handle multiple tasks on a tight daily schedule Experience in a professional publishing capacity or in an analyst role The willingness and ability to travel up to 15% of the time in order to fulfill the responsibilities of this position Ability to train new hires Ability to edit news articles and market commentaries What we’re looking for in you Create and Communicate Assessments Cultivate and Maintain Contacts Identify and Issue Corrections Change assessment methodologies Understand market conditions and trends that affect assessments Understand commodity trading and pricing Copy editing Training new hires What’s in it for you Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success. Competitive salary and company bonus scheme 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, up to a maximum of 30 days Subsidized gym membership Extensive internal and external training For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions. Argus Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 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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 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 32 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.