OPIS, a subsidiary company of IHS, is a thriving energy pricing, news and software provider. We provide transparency through educational courses, software tools, real-time news and pricing services, and market-specific benchmark pricing reports that enable our customers to make smarter, more informed decisions. You will work for a company that is customer-focused and your work will benefit our customers from just about your first day on the job. We offer competitive salaries; a full benefits package, and an opportunity to grow both your salary and responsibilities while utilizing the latest technologies.

The OPIS Senior Market Editor will be responsible for collecting and analyzing trade information to assess a daily pricing index for the U.S West Coast refined products spot markets. The position requires reporting on West Coast gasoline and distillates trading and fundamentals as well as creating alerts relevant to the industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• Accumulate spot market price transactions from industry participants via email, instant messaging and by phone. Verify the legitimacy of the transactions, and adhere to OPIS pricing methodology to create daily price assessments.

• Create breaking and feature news alerts pertaining West Coast markets.

• Contribute to social media content, blog postings, industry analysis, and publish OPIS reports.

• Help support upgrades to OPIS publications.

• Attend industry conferences.

• Participate in team staff meetings.

• Network and source build in the U.S. West Coast energy industry.

• Engage in pricing methodology creation.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Journalism, English, Finance, or Business.

• Minimum 5 years of journalism experience.

• Able to meet tight deadlines.

• Must be detail-oriented.

• Must be comfortable working with computers and spreadsheets.

• Must be available to travel.

Preferred Experience:

• At least 3 years energy market pricing and reporting.

• Experience in energy data analysis.

• Experience in pricing methodology creation.

• Proficient in public speaking.

• Experience in daily publication.

• Experience in news and content creation strategies.

Attributes:

• Self-motivated, business-minded, and results driven.

• Innovative thinking about problem solving.

• Confident and charismatic in engagement and communication.