Regional Editor, Base Metals Europe - London, United Kingdom - Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

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About Fastmarkets
Fastmarkets is an independent commodity pricing and information organisation with over 500 staff.

We are fuelled by values that brings us all together and are united by a collective passion to make a difference.

We are supported by a working model that we call "Working 3.0" that is based on flexibility and trust, which allows us to bring our best selves to work every day.


Fastmarkets is the most trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) in the metals, mining, agriculture, forest products, and energy transition markets.

Our price data, forecasts, and market analyses give our customers strategic advantage in complex, volatile, often opaque markets.

Our events provide forums for market participants to come together, trade, and talk through the critical issues of our times.

We are making a difference. Fastmarkets works to create transparent commodity markets through our reliable and trusted price data and market intelligence. The markets we serve are central to how economies work and are essential for our lives. By doing this, Fastmarkets helps our customers build a more sustainable world.

We are built on a 130-year foundation while bringing a digital platform to market, combining the currency of trust with the power of digital.

Most importantly, we are fuelled by our teams that, across the globe, making the amazing possible. With a deep sense of purpose and belonging, we are building an extraordinary future - together. If you would like to help build the future, we hope you will join us on our journey.

Fastmarkets was founded in 1913 (as Metal Bulletin) and is a privately held UK-registered company.

It is owned by global private equity firm Astorg, a specialist investor in healthcare, software, technology, business services and technology-based industrial companies.


About the role


The Base Metals Editor Europe helps drive our PRA strategy by leading and managing a team of price reporters and engaging with the market, doing so in a way that effectively balances managerial responsibilities against their role as a team member.

The goal is to become an industry expert and to develop a team of experts in their markets who produce leading pricing and content in the energy and technology metals sector.


Principle accountabilities

  • Master Fastmarkets' price development process; ensure pricing reporters adhere to it when launching, amending or discontinuing prices
  • Carry out market engagement via meetings, conferences and events to help drive price adoption
  • Manage the balance between pricing markets themselves and overseeing others' pricing and editorial work carefully and strategically to ensure that each supports the other
  • Facilitate collaboration and cooperation among interregional and intraregional teams, especially to develop backup on specific pricing beats
  • Coordinate crossfunctional, crossdepartment and crossregional working, helping to break down silos
  • Work with other editors to facilitate successful staff development and retention, maintaining a positive working environment and culture
  • Recruit, develop and retain talent within the pricing and news team.

About you


We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all 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.

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality.


Key Interfaces

  • Reports to global editor
  • Manages reporters to implement Fastmarkets' PRAintensive approach
  • Work closely with global editors and price development team on developing and prioritizing price benchmarks, products and market coverage
  • Actively engages with industry participants to gather insight, gain feedback and promote the quality of our prices
  • Collaborates with global newsdesk to ensure content is produced in line with PRA strategy
  • Engages with other section editors to develop and promote prices and content where there are crossovers
  • Fosters positive relationships with Marketing, Product and Events teams to assist with the promotion of products and services

Knowledge, Experience and Skills


We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven and has a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team.

Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

  • Strong background in pricing markets and journalism with exceptional organizational skills
  • A full understanding of metals pricing mechanisms. Experience with highpressure benchmark markets welcome
  • Experience or knowledge of markets related to electric vehicles or technology metals and raw materials ideal
  • Leaders

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