Graduate Journalism Training Scheme London 2023

You should have writing talent in English, a real desire to be a reporter, an analytical mind, a strong work ethic, the ability to learn fast, and an interest in how markets work.

Over the six-month programme, you will be provided with intensive training in business and economic journalism, commodity markets reporting, market analysis, and the production of reports, with hands-on experience in a number of different market-reporting teams as well as with our news team. At the end of the six months, top performers will be offered full-time permanent employment as reporters.

The Training Scheme

• You will be provided with two weeks of intensive news-writing training followed by two rotations on different commodity teams, reporting for instance on oil, metals, generating fuels, agriculture, biofuels, or a range of other markets.
• After initial training, you will be involved in gathering data and market intelligence to contribute to producing weekly and monthly price assessments, news, market analysis, news and reports
• You will have daily contact with commodities producers, consumers, distributors, traders and other key market figures, and will be expected to build relationships with them
• You will help to build and curate data sets that help explain market dynamics
• By the end of the programme, you will need to demonstrate proficiency in reporting and writing breaking news, and in analysing markets for daily and weekly market commentaries

If you graduate to reporter, you will be expected to:

• Monitor and assess markets to produce news, analysis, price assessments and market commentaries
• Interpret data to produce analysis on global commodities trade
• Make daily contact with producers, traders and buyers and other key market sources to build relationships and gather market intelligence
• Develop two-way relationships with contacts and share market intelligence
• Contribute copy to relevant daily news stories, publications and a real-time news service
• Travel to attend meetings, conferences and industry events to build contacts, report on news and represent Argus Media externally

What we are looking for

• A minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree
• Ability to learn quickly, to multi-task and to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – in particular in Excel
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Fluency in English. Other languages are an advantage
• Demonstrable interest in global business, politics and economics
• People who are self-motivating, well-organised, and inquisitive by nature

Benefits

• Competitive graduate trainee salary of £25,000/annum
• 12 days’ paid holiday (dates fixed as part of the programme)
• Group pension scheme
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Season ticket travel loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Extensive internal and external training

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognises and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

How to Apply

If this program grabs your attention, please send us your CV accompanied by a cover letter, explaining why you are applying for this programme.

Testimonials from Previous Trainees

“The Argus editorial programme provides a thorough training programme on how to be a market reporter — how to understand, talk about and write about commodity markets in a clear, concise yet interesting way. It is a programme that supports you and sets you up for a career within the industry. If you’re like me and have an analytical mind, a strong writing ability and a desire to communicate ideas and talk with new people daily, this is a programme you should consider.”

“This programme is a great opportunity to develop a wide range of skills, from writing news articles and market commentaries to updating and analysing large datasets. I strongly encourage anyone who is looking to kickstart their career in journalism to apply for the role, as you will receive excellent training from day one and be supported throughout your journey, as well as gaining extensive experience in fast-moving commodity markets.”

“The Argus programme offers young journalists the rare opportunity to cover stories at the heart of the global economy early in their career, while developing essential data journalism and writing skills. The training I received helped me to make sense of the niche world of commodity markets, and gave me confidence to write news stories, analyses, and commentaries on the markets I cover. This programme is ideal for anyone who is eager to learn something new every day.”

About Argus Media

Argus is a fast-growing global B2B media company providing essential information on commodity markets. As a business, we continue to grow and evolve, adding new markets, new services, new delivery options and improved analytical tools.

Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network.

Argus is an independent media organization with more than 1,200 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 27 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences.

Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.

Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor.