Commodities Reporter (Level 1 Journalist)

Commodities Reporter (Level 1 Journalist) (New York, NY) - Reuters

Produce global news/analysis pieces on soft commodity topics, coordinating with Reuters reporters placed in the main producing regions such as India, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Central America and Brazil.

About the Role

As our Commodities Reporter (Level 1 Journalist), you will:

• Produce news and analyses on production, marketing, transportation and processing of soft agricultural commodities, particularly coffee, sugar, and cocoa, by talking to farmers in producing countries in South and Central America, by communicating with co-op executives on those countries and with farmers and commodities traders located at the origin of products as well as at destination countries such as the United States and Canada.

• Gather market information in the United States related to the physical trade of commodities, including raw and refined sugar as well as green coffee beans that have already been imported from producing countries and are stored at warehouses at U.S. ports to be sold to local roasters.

• Build a solid set of sources among investors, brokers, buyers and strategists in New York and across the United States, Canada and Latin America who are behind the price movements in the benchmark soft commodities futures traded in the Intercontinental Exchange in New York. Break news on changes on regulation, on large positioning by traders to deliver or receive large amounts of agricultural goods, on eventual non-compliance by players of contracts previously agreed to (ie defaults).

• Produce regular polls/surveys with information from brokers and analysts around the world with the goal of projecting future movements in the commodities markets covered by this position.

• Collaborate with reporters and editors in London on the daily coverage of commodities markets on a global scale (which requires looking at investors strategies, positions of commercial players and movements by producers);

• Collaborate with reporters in Brazil and Latin America, as well as the wider global agriculture team at Reuters on broader stories, including pieces related to climate change and the impact on agriculture, but also regarding global trade, energy transformation, and changes in transportation such as new routes or ports.

• At least 10% travel time required to cover conferences and to gather information for stories.

About You

To be our Commodities Reporter (Level 1 Journalist), you will likely have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Journalism, Economics or a closely related field, plus 5 years of experience as a Correspondent, Journalist or related occupation covering news on commodities for major news wires or newspapers.

Experience must include the following, which may be gained concurrently: 

• 5 years of experience in news writing and/or editing.

• 5 years of experience in activities related to financial markets.

• 5 years of experience in jobs with exposure to agriculture.

• 3 years of experience in interactions with commodities traders.

• 3 years of experience with financial instruments such as price charts, including technical and fundamental analysis.

• 3 years of experience reading and interpreting agricultural weather information from climate models GSF and ECWF.

• 3 years of experience using shipping applications, including ability to track vessels movement, loading and discharge details.

• 3 years of experience using agricultural systems, particularly related to tropical production (sugarcane and coffee).

Salary: $132,750.60 per year

Employer: Reuters America LLC

What's in it for you

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth: 

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities  

• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists 

• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days 

• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories. 

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.  

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Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $132,751 - $132,751.

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