Associate Editor

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 09 Job Description

**The Role**: The individual in this role is responsible for day-to-day reporting on Asia and Middle East oil markets. He or she is responsible for every aspect of market reporting, including the collection and publication of primary market information, running an assessment process, assessing the value of a variety of markets, reporting market-related news, writing commentary and analysis, contributing to methodology development and engaging with market sources.

**The Impact**: The editor in this role will be a member of the Platts oil market reporting team based in Singapore. The editor in this role is a member of the team that help maintain Platts’ reputation for providing transparent price assessments by producing market-moving news and analysis.

**The Career Opportunity**: Platts has a strong global brand and established assessment methodology. You’ll be joining the well-respected oil markets reporting team in Singapore and will gain exposure to multiple refined products and develop a deep understanding of the Asian and Middle East refined oil products markets.

**Our Hiring Manager says**: “The individual will join the team that produces a number of Platts’ most important benchmark assessments. I’m looking for a driven individual who’s outstanding in news reporting and able to uphold Platts’ standards.”

**Responsibilities**:
Gathers oil market information, produces price assessments, writes commentary and market analysis
Follows price trends and reports on those trends at end of day or throughout the trading day as necessary
Conduct analysis; contribute to content development activities and thought leadership pieces
Develops, expands and maintains sources and contacts

**Qualifications**:
Minimum of 1-3 years of market reporting or similar analytical role in oil and/or LPG markets.
Strong numeric skills with knowledge of crude oil and oil product pricing methodologies.
Strong communication skills that demonstrate good listening, clear writing style, and strong verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.
Fluent in English with excellent English writing skills and fluent in Mandarin.
Self-driven, energetic and proactive
Entrepreneurial and self-starter mindset with effective problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a team-oriented, global, multi-cultural environment.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

What’s In It For You?

**Our Purpose**:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

**Our People**:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

**Our Values**:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

**Benefits**:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

**Our benefits include**:
**Health & Wellness**: Health care coverage designed fo