Job Description:
About Our Organization:
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Team:
OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the global fuel supply chain, including the Spot, Wholesale Rack and Retail markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence with multi-platform access to accurate data, real-time news, powerful software and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalized customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy-to-use products. Navigating world fuel markets is complex – OPIS makes it simpler.
About the Role:
OPIS PetroChem Wire (PCW), a Dow Jones company, is a thriving provider of petrochemical market pricing and news. We provide transparency through real-time news and pricing services, and market-specific benchmark pricing reports that enable our customers to make smarter, more informed decisions.
As an OPIS PCW Journalist, you will work with our senior editors in collecting and analyzing trade data to provide daily assessments for the benchmarked US Olefins and Aromatics markets. You will write alerts and create content, such as data visualizations, text messages, etc., relevant to the petrochemical industry. You will report to the Journalism Director.
You Will:
- Accumulate spot market price transactions from industry participants via email, instant messaging and phone
- Verify the legitimacy of transactions and adhere to OPIS pricing methodology to create daily price assessments
- Create breaking and feature news alerts/text messages about olefins, aromatics, and other petrochemical markets
- Contribute copy and editing to PCW reports
- Compile and publish PCW reports
- Network and foster relationships with sources, resources and market participants
- Participate in webinars, podcasts, demonstrations and blogs
You Have:
- Undergraduate degree; preferably in Business, Data Science, Journalism or related area of study
- 3 years’ market pricing and reporting experience
- Daily publication experience (preferred)
- Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, Jupyter Notebook and Python proficiency (preferred)
- Ability to travel and attend industry conferences
Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Insurance Plans
- Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
- Education Benefits
- Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
- Commuter Transit Program
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at
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Business Area:
Dow Jones - OPIS
Job Category:
Editorial/Journalism
Union Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: 40000 - 160000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..
