Editor - Phosphate Fertilizers

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Argus Media Full time

**Editor - **P**hosphate Fertilizers**

**Location: London, UK**

**About Argus**

Argus is an independent media organisation with 1,300 staff, we are one of the world’s largest companies providing news, analysis and price information to commodities and energy markets. We report first-hand on what’s happening globally in the energy space - from hydrogen to coal, crude oil to green ammonia, carbon markets to wind farms. And we do the same for economically vital markets in agriculture, fertilizers, metals and chemicals.

We employ almost 500 journalists worldwide and have 29 offices in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, China, Japan, Singapore and North and South America. Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.

Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor. 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?**

We are looking for a passionate and driven editor to join our team. You will edit the weekly and daily global phosphate fertilizer market reports, assessing key price points and cover deals/sales, sales and purchase tenders as well as key policy and country-specific market developments. You will also manage a phosphates reporter ensuring key tasks are allocated between you both.

**Why **F**ertilizers?**

The development of the phosphates market is vitally important in terms of boosting crop yields and feeding an expanding global population. Argus covers both global markets for the three primary nutrients (nitrogen, phosphates and potash) as well as compound NPKs and raw materials sulphur, sulphuric acid and ammonia. It also publishes regional reports for Brazil, North America, Europe and now Africa.

Fertilizers are vital to agricultural development. They are also vital to Argus’ bottom line. Global fertilizer trade is substantial at nearly 150mn t nitrogen, phosphates, and potash.

In a competitive marketplace, Argus has invested heavily in its editorial resources. Our team is truly global, with editors/reporters located in London, Asia, North America, Latin America and Russia. This provides unrivalled coverage of local markets and implications at the global level.

You will be responsible for weekly and daily price assessments in the international market and write daily market commentaries and news as well as write and edit the weekly and daily phosphates reports.

You will also be a vital member of the Argus editorial team. You should demonstrate shared values such as teamwork, sharing knowledge and working collaboratively with other editors and reporters.

**K**ey Responsibilities**
- Monitor and assess markets to produce weekly and daily price assessments, market commentaries, news and reports
- Daily contact with producers, traders and buyers and other key market sources to build relationships, gather market intelligence
- Develop two-way relationships with contacts and share market intelligence
- Become a recognised industry expert and comfortable being the ‘face’ of Argus phosphate coverage
- Plan cover during absence/holiday
- Write copy to relevant daily news stories and weekly publications and the on-line news service
- Attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus Media externally
- Speaking at key Argus events and other conferences
- Drive report development, ensuring it accurately reflects changing market dynamics, introducing new price points and market coverage
- Ensure the methodology remains relevant

**S**kills and **E**xperience**
- A graduate with a strong degree
- Proven ability to develop, source and write industry-relevant news to deadline is preferred
- Knowledge of the fertilizer/agricultural sectors useful but not essential
- Excellent written, grammatical and numeracy skills (these will be tested as part of the interview process), and ability to write engaging content
- Excellent communication skills with ability to network and build contacts with industry executives
- Prior experience of working in the financial or energy journalism sector is useful but not essential
- Strong co-ordination and time management skills with the ability to work well within a team
- Ideally, some management skills to guide and develop the market reporter
- Additional languages useful but not essential

**Attributes**
- Demonstrable interest in global business and politics
- Self-motivated, able to use initiative and equipped



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