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**About the Role**:**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 10**The Role**: The Market Reporter of Americas chemical and polymer markets is the price reporter and pricing specialist covering Platts suite of spot prices, news, and analysis of the chemical and polymer markets across Latin and North America markets.
**The Team**: You will be joining a dynamic, people-first team that prizes effective collaboration and strong inter- and intra-team relationships.
We value team members who are driven by results, are willing to help out their colleagues, and are keen to learn.
We believe strongly in diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to making all feel welcome and valued.
**Responsibilities**: The Market Reporter is responsible for reporting on daily physical trading activity to produce prices by gathering information from a range of contacts in the market, writing daily commentaries explaining the trends driving prices, creating real-time news stories, and participating in multi-media coverage such as webinars and presentations, including representing Commodity Insights at industry events.The reporter is also responsible for engaging with market participants, while building and managing a database of industry contacts.
The reporter also identifies opportunities to refine methodology and launch new price assessments with the goal to advance growth in the Chemicals team.
**Responsibilities and Impact**:Excellent career growth potential within the Chemicals team, and an opportunity to join a fast-paced team that works across the polymers, recycled plastics, olefins, aromatics and blending components space as well as with the global chemicals team in Brazil, the US, the UK, India, and Singapore.Opportunities to learn more about other aspects of the business, including technology and editing.Opportunities to travel, including internationally for industry events and conferences, where you may have the chance to represent S&P Global Commodity Insights as a speaker.You will also have the chance to represent CI in face-to-face meetings, in webinars, podcasts, or other interviews.You will assist in identifying, developing, and executing assessment opportunities to drive growth in chemical markets across Latin America and the US.
**Basic Required Qualifications**:**Education**: Journalist.Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of role types and personalities, internally and externally.Self-starter mindset with effective problem-solving skills.Ability to perform well to tight deadlines.Excellent English speaking and writing skills.Culturally and socially sensitive.
**Preferred Qualifications**:Experience or knowledge of the chemicals, polymer or refining sectors or a keen interest in commodities and global commodity markets.Knowledge of economic principles.
**Compensation/Benefits Information**:S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position starts at $85,000.00 USD