Benjamin Steven

Journalist, Dow Jones (McCloskey) - EMEA Steel Markets and Sustainability

United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Journalist - Steel Markets and Sustainability at Dow Jones
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Journalist in the European steel markets, with responsibilities across news, pricing, and research. Applying new and established content strategies for Dow Jones, with a particular focus on industrial decarbonisation and regulation.

  • Senior Account Executive at International Metal Platform AG
    Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 · 7 mos

    Led commercial functions for IMP — a lean start-up to revolutionise metals industry pricing and trading mechanisms — as well as internal market intelligence to inform executive strategies. Responsibilities included lead/relationship generation, management, and conversion; on top of wider support for compliance, technology, and administrative elements. Extensive brand representation at industry conferences, site/client visits, and company events, extending to events organisation/management. Company closed by management on financing complications.

  • S&P Global (London, England, United Kingdom)
    • Editor - Metals EMEA
      Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 · 8 mos

      Widened reporting and responsibilities in the steel supply chain to steel raw materials, primarily covering the alloys and minor metals markets. Led Platts' Global Molybdenum Oxide assessment during a period of record volatility, supported by teams in Europe and Asia, and benchmarked in the vast majority of long-term contracts for worldwide molybdenum trade. Extensive presentation opportunities both on and offline, including international conference and panel appearances. Regular content features in external and internal industry publications; including writing for the Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA), and Platts' final on-camera market round-up under now-retired format.

    • Associate Editor - Metals EMEA
      Nov 2022 - Jul 2023 · 9 mos

      Market reporter for the European steel industry, responsible for coverage of European flat steel pricing, news, and feature reports. Opportunity to quickly develop expertise due to exposure and generation of leads with prominent industry leaders and experts. External training financed for metals futures markets, and financial investment fundamentals.

    • Associate Editor - Ferrous EMEA
      Feb 2022 - Nov 2022 · 10 mos

      Initial maternity cover transitioned to permanent role.

  • Barclay Medical Group (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Administrator (Rotational)
      Sep 2018 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Administrative rotations across the Barclay Medical Group, with regular leadership consults to feedback on holistic improvements and process optimisations. Design and engagement of direct action research projects under umbrella of post-graduate studies.

    • Records Management Specialist
      Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Medical records management: inbound/outbound distribution, organisation, tracking, coding, and summary; ensuring that patient records are up-to-date, complete, and accurately streamlined to clinical efficiencies.

    • Brand Representative
      Nov 2018 - Sep 2019 · 11 mos

      Representative/liaison for international students at integrated Glasgow University branch. Presentations, documentary guidance, and on-call support for international students unfamiliar or new to the NHS, assisting them to navigate both primary, emergency, and wider NHS systems.

  • Core Native English Teacher at ECC | Japan
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 · 9 mos