The Strategic Markets Editor leverages their expertise and experience to drive Fastmarkets’ PRA strategy in the relevant commodity area by ensuring the delivery of prices and market-leading content and engagement. The SME produces deep high-level content, engages with the industry and acts as an ambassador for the Fastmarkets brand. A pivotal role at the heart of Fastmarkets editorial, this is a highly collaborative leadership position without direct line management responsibilities.
Principal accountabilities
· Identifies opportunities for and produces high-level content, including insightful market reporting, in-depth focus pieces and interviews, to drive market engagement and visibility in sustainability metals, including those used as battery raw materials
· Helps drive presence and reputation in the markets in which Fastmarkets aims to expand into
· Identifies prices to launch and promote, including determining the specifications, methodology and data submission pool
· Works with the broader business to plan engagement and helps lead the non-ferrous metals team to engage with market participants and exchanges, leveraging our insight to deliver commodities expertise and knowledge to our customers
· Produces, coordinates and edits a range of strategic content in a joined-up approach across markets and geographies for maximum impact
· Guides and mentors reporters, and gives strategic and functional direction to the team.
· Assesses and approves prices as required, and helps to ensure all prices produced by reporters meet Fastmarkets’ and its regulators’ rigorous standards
· Aligns strategic content with marketing, and across customer interfaces: editorial, events, client presentations and meetings
· Burnishes our reputation for market-leading expertise and insight by serving as a brand ambassador at Fastmarkets and other events, attracting high-profile speakers and moderating panels.
· Raises our profile in social media platform to showcase our expertise and build interest
Key interfaces
· Partners with the Editorial Director and Managing Regional Editors to define and plan priorities for strategic content and customer engagement
· Engages with reporters and Editorial Operations to guide and support a joined-up approach to high-impact strategic content
· Collaborates with Events team to grow delegate list and create compelling agendas, maximising the reach and impact of content-driven events
· Aligns content approach with strategic goals of the Marketing team, ensuring consistency of message and strength of impact
· Works with product and strategy team to align and showcase the value of our content on the customer dashboard, driving adoption and engagement
· Engages with research to produce content that is aligned with internal forecasting, enhancing its relevance and value
· Partners with Editorial Operations team to guide the production of collateral that aligns seamlessly with our marketing strategy for maximum efficiency and impact