[Hiring] Price Reporter @Fastmarkets

Role Description

The Role involves producing price assessments and market intelligence critical to the North American softwood industry, supporting and developing new avenues to further embed data and news across the industry.

• Assess hundreds of prices each week using our proprietary MInD database while adhering to our published methodologies and IOSCO principles.
• Provide indispensable market commentary that provides context to the prices reported each week.
• Produce market news and analysis for our Random Lengths Weekly Report, Random Lengths Midweek Report, Random Lengths Lumber and Panel Report, as well as the Fastmarkets dashboard.
• Cultivate new sources for market data while maintaining our vast network of industry contacts.
• Edit copy and peer review price assessments to ensure compliance with our published methodologies.
• Attend industry conferences and events, represent the business through speaking engagements and industry outreach.

Qualifications

• We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve.
• Open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality.
• Some professional writing experience, preferably in newspapers or other trade journals.
• Ability to be self-motivated in a remote-work environment while also working collaboratively with teams across the organization.
• Strong, concise writing and editing skills; ability to write authoritatively and to the point.
• Comfort with numbers, statistics, and data-driven prose.
• Strong interviewing skills and phone, email etiquette.
• Ability to meet multiple weekly and daily deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Prior knowledge of the softwood industry is a plus.

Requirements

• Highly motivated and driven individual with a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team.
• Strong team player who is happy to work flexibly.

Benefits

• Access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance through Fastmarkets Rewards.
• Fair pay and benefits that support you both inside and outside of work.
• Specific benefits may vary by country and role.