# Commodity Associate Program – Spring 2027

**Company**: S&P Global Energy
**Location**: Houston, TX
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Other

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## Description

The S&P Global Energy Commodity Associate Program is a seven-month rotational development program with intake cohorts in March and September 2027.

You will be part of the Platts price reporting team and will be considered as a specialist in the market(s) you will be working in.

Responsibilities:

- Monitor commodity and energy markets to identify key trends, developments, and pricing drivers.

- Gather, validate, and analyze market intelligence from industry participants and public sources.

- Support the creation of market reports, news content, and pricing-related commentary.

- Contribute to the price assessment process by applying established methodologies and editorial standards.

- Build professional relationships with market participants to enhance market coverage and insight gathering.

- Maintain accurate records of market information and support data quality initiatives.

- Collaborate with editorial, analytics, and research teams on market-focused projects and deliverables.

- Complete training programs to build expertise in commodity markets, price reporting, and market analysis.

- Leverage approved AI and digital tools to improve research efficiency, knowledge discovery, and workflow effectiveness.

- Identify opportunities to streamline routine tasks through automation and AI-enabled solutions while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

What We're Looking For:

- Students from all academic backgrounds are welcome.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate market-focused content for a global audience.

- Demonstrated curiosity about energy, commodities, sustainability, and financial markets, with an interest in understanding market fundamentals and price movements.

- Ability to learn quickly, prioritize competing deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced news and market intelligence environment.

- Strong relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with market participants, industry stakeholders, and internal teams.

- Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, time management, attention to detail, and organizational abilities to efficiently gather, validate, and interpret market information.

- Comfortable working with data and digital tools, including Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

- Ability to assess information critically, identify market trends, and synthesize insights from multiple sources while maintaining high editorial standards and data integrity.

- Familiarity with Generative AI technologies and the ability to leverage AI-powered tools responsibly to enhance research, content creation, workflow efficiency, and process optimization.

Benefits:

- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

- Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.

- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards,small perks can make a big difference.

## Skills

### Required
- written and verbal communication skills
- analytical thinking
- problem-solving
- time management
- attention to detail
- organizational abilities
- Microsoft Office applications

### Nice to have
- Journalism
- Communications
- Business
- Economics
- English Literature
- English Language
- Data Analytics
- Sciences
- Engineering
- Energy Studies
- Finance
- commodity-related disciplines

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