Global Editor, World Crude Report, from May 2016 - Dec 2017

Managing editorial content and processes across the market reporting team, including organising and commissioning news flow. Responsible for the integrity and timeliness of the data and news within the oil report, ensuring the methodology is correct, complete, and adhered to. Oversaw talent development including recruitment, training and performance monitoring. Liaise with IT, marketing, sales and other functions to implement global market strategy.Selected Achievements- Managed four direct reports and work closely with a team of over 80 market reporters globally.- Responsible for coordinating and overseeing the training of direct staff, and contributing to training and development initiatives across the wider team in editorial processes, policies and best practice.- Generated ideas for the development and expansion of the company’s coverage and the overall strategic direction of the crude oil report.- Upheld journalistic principles of verification and authentication, adhering to the company’s compliance framework, as well as ensure written content complies with the required quality standards and meets deadlines.- Heavily involved in the recruitment of staff across the entire European editorial team, which includes sourcing, testing and interviewing candidates.- Investigated to understand reasons behind why corrections happened in order to a create long-term strategy and prevent the recurrence of similar mistakes.- Ensured the accurate assessment of market prices, including company’s North Sea oil benchmark price.- Responsible for the assessment of values used within the monthly futures market settlement mechanism at the Intercontinental Exchange, ICE.- Raised the profile of company brand through market engagement activities, including, conference attendance, client visits, networking, and working with marketing on free content offered through social media.Key Highlights- From scratch, collated all the documentation necessary to pass an independent audit on the company’s oil report in adherence to its methodology and the requirements of the IOSCO principles.- Continually have grown industry knowledge and personal contact network and acted as an authority on the market, conducting face-to-face meetings with sources and clients.

News Editor, Europe from May 2013 - May 2016

Selected Achievements- Developed ideas for stories and features on a daily basis, while showing meticulous attention to detail when researching information. Spearhead European news operations and responsible for the quality and accuracy of 9,000 articles published annually.- Wrote over 2,700 incisive articles, for both print and web publication without missing a deadline.- Trusted to consistently produce stories of a high standard within the publication’s style guidelines.- Make final decisions on website top stories, picture selection and layout.- Decide which global conferences line reports attend throughout the year. Accountable for team’s overall travel and expenses budget in order to meet global targets.Key Highlights- The correction rate of the European news team fell year on year since during my introduction as News Editor, while over the same time the region’s story count rose substantially. This happened over a period when copy editing support within the wider news team was cut.- Produced a company-wide style guide for how graphs, charts and tables should look on the news website for a consistent application- Created a five-part news writing test for all potential candidates joining the company within editorial, drastically improving management’s ability to hire the right candidates.- Hired and retained all team members with the creation of a positive working environment in which line reports were given the tools and mentoring to develop their careers.

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News Deputy News Editor · ICIS News · Feb 2011 - May 2013News Reporter · ICIS News · Sep 2009 - Feb 2011

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