Senior Reporter - Petrochem Wire (Olefins Markets)

Job Description:About the Role:

PetroChem Wire (PCW) by OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the petrochemical market through real-time news and pricing services, and market-specific benchmark pricing reports that enable our customers to make smarter, more informed decisions. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. PCW by OPIS listens to what the petrochemical community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world petrochemical markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.

As a member of the PCW team, you will  work with our editors to collect and analyze trade data to provide daily assessments of the benchmarked US Olefins markets. You will write alerts and create content (i.e. data visualizations, text messages) that is relevant to the petrochemical industry. You will report to the Journalism Director. 

About the Team:

OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the global fuel supply chain, including the Spot, Wholesale Rack and Retail markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence with multi-platform access to accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world fuel markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.

You Will:

• Be trained to cover the daily US olefins markets
• Gather spot market price transactions and market intelligence from industry participants by email, instant messaging and by phone
• Verify the legitimacy of the transactions and adhere to OPIS pricing methodology when assessing daily benchmarked and non-benchmarked prices
• Create breaking and feature news alerts relevant to the petrochemical markets
• Write commentary for the olefins report and edit colleagues’ work on a daily basis
• Contribute to social media content, blog postings, industry analysis, and publish OPIS reports
• Network and foster relationships with sources, resources and market participants
• Uphold, follow and adhere to the OPIS compliance policy, code of ethics, and methodologies

You Have:

• At least 4 years' journalism, price assessing and/or active business experience in the petrochemical markets
• Experience with energy market data analysis, pricing, and reporting
• Pricing methodology creation experience
• Developed news and content creation strategies
• Managed hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and annual publishing deadlines
• Experience with Google Suite, Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, Jupyter Notebook and Python (preferred)
• Bilingual English/Spanish language proficiency (preferred)
• Undergraduate degree in Energy, Journalism, English, Finance, Business, Data Science or related area of study -OR- equivalent work experience

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - OPIS

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $80,000 - $100,000

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For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..