Title: Correspondent
ID: NEW00002810

Description

Project Summary and position overview :

We are seeking an enthusiastic, aggressive journalist to join the 24X5 commodities and energy desk in Bangalore, covering a wide range of markets and responsibilities.

Day to Day Responsibilities :

At the core of the job is breaking news on highly competitive, market-moving U.S. refinery and power plant operations, major changes in commodity price forecasts from leading investment banks, margin requirement notices from CME Group and IntercontinentalExchange. It also involves analyzing research notes as well as exchange data for emerging trends. The job requires a combination of quick wits, sound industry knowledge and the reporting skills to constantly seek new and better ways to uncover and produce the news. The team's responsibilities include coverage of constantly changing forecasts for devastating U.S. Gulf hurricanes, Australian cyclones, and related closures/disruptions at ports, mines, oil and gas fields and refineries, whose impact is felt on commodities prices worldwide. The team also conducts/writes some of the agenda-setting C&E polls that are highly regarded by Thomson Reuters clients. The successful candidate will need to be technically skilled in order to seek the most efficient way to find and produce news quickly, and must be a quick learner in order to master the ins and outs of energy and commodity markets, be able to prioritise the top news stories of the day and understand the difference between a delayed coker and a catalytic cracker. The correspondent will need to work closely with reporters in Singapore, London, New York, Chicago, Houston, Sydney and Perth, often under extreme time pressure handling some of the most time-sensitive content that Reuters produces for C&E markets.

At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.

Qualifications

Education Qualification :

Post-graduate degree in journalism or communications.

Required Skills (Must have), Necessary industry experience and associated number of years of experience:

Must have:

The journalists will have a range of duties that run from straightforward, standardised tasks to unexpected but urgent market-moving news. A core part of the job will be scouring all available electronic and other media for news of U.S. and European refinery and power plant outages, major events that are rarely publicly announced but can move a market instantly; in the same vein, reporters will be responsible for supporting global desks reporting on the progress of major C&E-related weather events, particularly Gulf hurricanes as they approach the U.S. offshore oil, gas and refining centres. Helping produce and expand Reuters commodities polls will be another significant area, requiring strong contact-building skills with the analyst community, a deep understanding of the nuances of C&E forecasting, and close attention to detail -- as well as a keen understanding of when a revised forecast may become news in itself. And the team will need to ensure the consistent production of data tables, exchange reports and other vital market statistics that our customers depend upon every day.

Desired Skills (Nice to have in addition to the Required Skills), necessary industry experience and associated number of years of experience:

Prefer to have:

- At least one year of journalism or reporting background, or a post-graduate degree in journalism or communications.

- Ability to build contacts with market professionals overseas

- Familiarity with Web monitoring/scraping tools, data systems

At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.

To learn more about what we offer, please visit careers.thomsonreuters.com.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.
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Job: News/Editorial
Primary Location: India-Bangalore-IND-Bangalore-RMZ Titanium
Organization: Markets Editorial Ops
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Rotating