We are looking for an experienced commodity markets professional to work in a fast-growing team of leading renewable fuels market reporters and analysts.
Reporting to the Managing Editor, Americas Renewable Fuels & Feedstocks, the role involves finding and writing breaking news and features for global renewable fuels markets, market and price reporting for one or more of the United States and wider Americas physical and certificate renewable fuel products, client engagement, and developing new products and services to better help our clients manage risk.
Your ideas to enhance our coverage will be encouraged, and we offer a work environment where your thoughts and experience will directly contribute to how we grow the business.
Covering the news file will take up about 70% of your working day and market and price reporting another 20%. The remainder of the role will be focused on client engagement and working with the wider team to help build out our price assessment offering and other products.
Most importantly, though, we are looking for the right person and so will be happy to tailor the role to the person’s strengths where possible.
An interest in energy markets and energy transition policy is essential, while a second language would be a bonus.
An interest in energy markets and energy transition policy is essential while a second language would be a bonus, in particular Portuguese or Spanish.
International travel and attendance at industry conferences will be required.
Training/guidance will be provided for aspects of your role.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to price discovery through developing and engaging contacts in renewable fuels markets
- Produce spot news stories that join the dots
- Produce high-quality longer-form journalism periodically
Experience and competencies
- An interest in commodity markets and breaking news
- Very strong writing skills
- Good mathematical skills and experience with spreadsheets
- Awareness of price discovery in opaque markets and what it entails
- The ability to juggle several tasks at once
- A hands-on attitude and a hunger to work as part of a team
- Proven experience as a self-starter who works well under pressure
What we offer
- The opportunity to join a fast-growing company at an early stage of our development
- A workspace where your thoughts and experience are valued, and the flexibility to shape your own role
- Competitive salary
- Participation in the company share option scheme
- Health insurance, dental and vision plans
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Flexible working
- Generous holiday allowance and exchange policy
About Quantum
Established in 2021, Quantum Commodity Intelligence is the world’s first price reporting agency dedicated to providing commodity market intelligence for energy transition and carbon markets.
London-headquartered, but with registered offices in Dubai, Houston, and Singapore, the company provides commodity benchmarks for carbon offsets, crude and oil products, biofuels and environmental certificates as well as ammonia.
In addition to its benchmark pricing, QCI offers clients access to real-time, market-moving news and data.
Bootstrapped and profitable since its inception, the company raised $16.3 million in growth capital in July 2024 to broaden its suite of price assessments and commodity intelligence offering. The investment from US-based VC firm Elephant represented a minority stake in the business.
Quantum’s clients include energy majors, law firms, consultants, governments as well as of low-carbon commodities who use QCI proprietary price assessments and intelligence to better manage risk.
Nearly 40,000 industry professionals have accessed QCI services since October 2021 and the company has clients located in more than 100 countries.