Price Reporter - Metals (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Summary

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency and information provider for global commodities. The company is seeking a Price Reporter to cover metals recycling markets, collect pricing data, produce market commentary and news, develop industry contacts, and support market engagement through events and webinars.

Responsibilities

• Foster a deep understanding of the fundamentals, supply chains, end uses, and key market participants across metals recycling markets, including both ferrous and non-ferrous sectors
• Collect pricing data and set price assessments in line with the company’s methodology, price specifications and principles, and IOSCO principles
• Write market commentaries, breaking news and insightful copy with price reporting angles
• Back colleagues up on their pricing patches to provide cover and consistency for the market and build up a wider knowledge base
• Peer review prices to verify that processes have been followed and editorial judgement applied correctly to ensure our prices are representative
• Manage and expand the number of industry contacts that submit pricing data and give news exclusives
• Handle questions from contacts and the market about the dynamics of particular pricing sessions, seeking guidance when inquiries are sensitive
• Help foster Fastmarkets’ prices and expertise through the team’s market engagement plans
• Present at events and webinars, and chair panel discussions when deemed appropriate by editors on behalf of the company

Skills

• A high level of written and spoken Spanish and English is necessary
• An interest in and understanding of financial markets and commodities
• Strong networking and communication skills, confident telephone manner
• Team player who fosters excellent working culture and acts - both internally and externally - in a courteous and professional manner, with impeccable integrity
• Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets and produce analytical editorial copy
• Ability to undertake business travel by plane, train or car
• Pricing experience is helpful, but is not required
• Journalistic reporting experience is helpful, but is not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A high level of written and spoken Spanish and English is necessary
• An interest in and understanding of financial markets and commodities
• Strong networking and communication skills, confident telephone manner
• Team player who fosters excellent working culture and acts - both internally and externally - in a courteous and professional manner, with impeccable integrity
• Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets and produce analytical editorial copy
• Ability to undertake business travel by plane, train or car

Nice to Haves

• Pricing experience is helpful, but is not required
• Journalistic reporting experience is helpful, but is not required

Benefits

• Access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance, allowing employees to tailor their package to their lifestyle, wellbeing and financial priorities; specific benefits may vary by country and role.
• Remote work opportunity for applicants based in Illinois, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, or Texas.
• Hybrid working support at office locations in New York and Texas.