Senior Reporter - Petrochem Wire (Olefins Markets) Job at Dow Jones in Houston

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

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

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..

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Req ID: 45663

In Summary: PetroChem Wire (PCW) provides price transparency across the petrochemical market through real-time news and pricing services, and market-specific benchmark pricing reports . PCW by OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products . You will work with our editors to collect and analyze trade data to provide daily assessments of the benchmarked US Olefins markets . En Español: Sobre la función: PetroChem Wire (PCW) de OPIS, una compañía Dow Jones, proporciona transparencia de precios en todo el mercado petroquímico a través de noticias y servicios de fijación en tiempo real, e informes sobre los precios de referencia específicos del mercado que permiten a nuestros clientes tomar decisiones más inteligentes y informadas. Nuestro compromiso con la fiabilidad se refuerza por un servicio al cliente personalizado e innovación constante. PCW by OPIS escucha las necesidades de la comunidad petroquímica y responde con productos flexibles y fáciles de usar. Navegar por los mercados petrolíferos mundiales es complejo OPIS lo hace más simple. Como miembro del equipo de PCW, trabajará con nuestros editores para recopilar y analizar mensajes comerciales para proporcionar evaluaciones diarias de confianza de los mercados referidos de EE.UU. Escribirá alertas y creará contenido poderoso (es decir, datos de texto fácil acceso), que proporcione información relevante a la cadena de investigación de petróleo. La navegación por los mercados mundiales de combustibles es compleja. Usted: Será entrenado para cubrir los mercados diarios de olefines en Estados Unidos Recoger transacciones instantáneas de precios del mercado y información sobre el mercado de los participantes de la industria por correo electrónico, mensajería instantánea e información telefónica Verificar la legitimidad de las transacciones y cumplir con la metodología de precio OPIS al evaluar los precios comparativos y no compartidos a diario Crear alertas de novedades relevantes para los mercados petroquímicos Escribir comentarios para el informe Olefines y editar colegas Trabajar todos los días Contribuir a contenidos de redes sociales, publicaciones de blogs, análisis del sector y publicar informes OPIS Red y fomentar relaciones con fuentes, recursos y participantes del mercado Aprender mantener, seguir y adherirse a la política de cumplimiento OPIS, código de ética y metodologías que usted tiene: Al menos 4 años de periodismo genético, valoración de precios y/o experiencia laboral activa en los mercados petrolíferos Beneficios del cuidado de los empleados Oportunidades profesionales Con conocimientos básicos de datos de origen Inglés y métodos de trabajo Comprehensivos Informando acerca de la situación de los trabajadores, desarrollo de estrategias laborales, servicios financieros y otros programas de salud. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones se compromete a proporcionar alojamiento razonable para las personas calificadas con discapacidad, en nuestro proceso de solicitud de empleo y / o entrevista. Si necesita ayuda o alojamento para completar su aplicación, debido a una discapacidad , envíe un correo electrónico a talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Por favor póngase "Alojamiento Razonable" en la línea de asunto y proporcione una breve descripción del tipo de asistencia que usted necesita. Esta bandeja de entrada no será monitoreada por actualizaciones del estado de la solicitud. Área de negocios: Dow Jones - OPIS Categoría de trabajo: Analytics/Garehousing & Business Intelligence Union Status: No-Union rollo Rango de pago: $80,000 - $100,000 Reconocemos que atraer los mejores talentos es clave para garantizar nuestra estrategia y éxito como empresa. Como resultado similar, nos proponemos flexibilidad estructural en el rango de compensación elegible que ofrecen nuestras ofertas de trabajo. Desde 1882, Dow Jones ha estado encontrando nuevas formas de llevar la información a las principales entidades empresariales del mundo. Comenzando como una agencia de noticias nicho en un sótano oscuro de Wall Street, Dow Jones se ha convertido en una potencia mundial de noticias e información, con marcas prestigiosas que incluyen The Wall Street Journal , Dow Jones Newswires , Factiva , Barrons , Market and Financial News . Esta longevidad y éxito se debe a una búsqueda implacable por adelantado al periodismo moderno, el conocimiento especializado, la innovación adquirida por los datos pasados y la experiencia avanzada en la entrega de inteligencia para sus clientes.