News Editor

Are you passionate about market insights and driven to deliver impactful analysis? The IIR Energy team that specializes in commodities and trading, is seeking a talented News Editor for our Breaking Energy News (BEN) platform.

Why Join IIR Energy?

Be part of a team at the forefront of commodities and trading intelligence. Work alongside a team committed to delivering unmatched market insights and shaping the future of our industry.

Position Summary

This role will play a critical part in creating, gathering, and disseminating data, insights, and actionable intelligence in our key market commodities. In addition, this role will provide high quality content focused on market verticals, covering industry trends, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies.

Essential Functions

• Analyze technology trends and competitor product offerings to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products.
• Manage Breaking Energy News user feedback, development requests, and issue identification/testing/resolution.
• Identify content topics and ensure live content is continually updated.
• Create and maintain a content calendar, content guidelines, and up-to-date style guide.
• Expand news products into global markets and into chemical and energy transition.
• Maintain excellence in Breaking Energy News products.
• Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and research teams in product demos, roadshows, receptions, social media, etc.
• Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.
• Leverage new and existing data and technology to drive value and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Work with in-house teams to promote quality, consistency, and timeliness of data.
• Ensure editorial contributors across markets and sectors are create compelling content.
• Maintain a library of reusable knowledge assets, including marketing materials.
• Liaise with Industrial Info Research to ensure data accuracy and completeness, providing energy user perspectives and use cases.
  
  

Job Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Business Acumen - Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Drive- Ability to stay focused, motivated, and committed to achieving goals and exceeding expectations, despite challenges or setbacks.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Information Management- Ability to rapidly process and filter relevant data from various sources, ensuring accurate decision-making.
• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Research Skills - Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.
  
  

Skills & Abilities

Education: Bachelor's Degree (four-year College or university).

Experience

Minimum of five years in energy-related journalism with familiarity with all aspects of the energy sector.

Product Development And People Management Experience Required.

Computer Skills: Experience with HTML and website design a plus.

Other Job Information (if applicable): To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations maybe made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To build a diverse workforce Industrial Info Resources encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

To build a diverse workforce Industrial Info Resources encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women. Industrial Info Resources is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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