Energy Journalist
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About the Role
Dow Jones seeks an experienced energy journalist to break news and provide insights on energy and commodity markets, focusing on markets West of Suez. The role involves writing, data analysis, visual storytelling, and collaboration with editors and price reporters.
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Responsibilities
- Originate and author breaking news and insights in the energy sector focusing on energy trading, international energy policy, and geopolitics
- Source and work with data sets and report based information across energy and commodities
- Record short form video reels explaining key thematic energy issues
- Collaborate with editors, writers, and price reporters to weave Dow Jones Energy price assessments into news reports
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of journalism experience in a newsroom
- Strong portfolio of breaking energy news and insights
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Data analysis and ability to break news through data
- Strong understanding of physical energy and commodity markets
- Multimedia storytelling skills
- Comfort working in NewsPress content management systems
- Some data journalism skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
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Role Overview
- Seeking an experienced editor/journalist with a track record of breaking news across energy and commodity sectors, including OPEC, IEA, supply/demand fundamentals, and global energy trading companies.
- Focus initially on markets West of Suez.
What You Will Do
- Write and research: Originate and author breaking news and insights in the energy sector with a focus on energy trading, international energy policy, and the intersection of geopolitics and commodities.
- Data Analysis: Source and work comfortably with a wide range of data sets and report based information across energy and commodities.
- Visual storytelling: Record short form reels in video format explaining key thematic energy issues and stories.
- Collaboration: Work closely with editors, writers, and price reporters to weave Dow Jones Energy price assessments and benchmarks into news reports.
What You Have
- Experience: A minimum of 5 years of journalism experience working in a newsroom.
- Portfolio: A strong portfolio of breaking energy news and insights, including exclusive interviews with newsmakers in the energy space.
- Technical Skills: Writing and editing, data analysis, source development, strong understanding of physical energy and commodity markets, multimedia storytelling, comfort with NewsPress CMS, some data journalism skills.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, highly organized and detail oriented.
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