The RoleCritical minerals and rare earths markets are becoming increasingly important to the global economy, underpinning the energy transition, advanced manufacturing, technological innovation and supply-chain resilience. As demand grows for materials used in batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, semiconductors and defence applications, these markets are becoming more strategically significant for industry, governments and investors alike. This creates a strong opportunity for Fastmarkets to deepen its pricing, content and market engagement in this fast-evolving space.The Strategic Markets Editor leverages deep expertise and experience in critical minerals, including rare earths markets, to help shape Fastmarkets’ PRA strategy in this area, driving the development of prices, market-leading content and industry engagement. The role produces high-value strategic content, builds senior market relationships 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 accountabilitiesIdentifies opportunities for and produces high-value strategic content, including insightful market reporting, in-depth analysis, interviews and commentary, to drive market engagement and strengthen Fastmarkets’ profile in rare earths and the wider critical minerals spaceHelps expand Fastmarkets’ presence and reputation in critical minerals markets where the business aims to growIdentifies opportunities for new price launches and product development, including helping to determine specifications, methodology and data submission poolsWorks with the broader business to plan market engagement and helps lead efforts to strengthen relationships with market participants, using Fastmarkets’ insight and expertise to deliver value to customersProduces, coordinates and edits strategic content across markets and geographies in a joined-up way to maximise impactShares knowledge widely, guides and mentors reporters, strengthens market understanding across the team and helps colleagues build their own profile, while providing strategic and functional directionAssesses and approves prices as required, helping to ensure all prices produced by reporters meet Fastmarkets’ and relevant regulatory standardsAligns strategic content with marketing and across customer-facing channels, including editorial, events, client presentations and meetingsStrengthens Fastmarkets’ reputation for market-leading expertise and insight by serving as a brand ambassador at Fastmarkets and external events, attracting high-profile speakers and moderating panelsHelps raise Fastmarkets’ profile across external channels, including social media, to showcase expertise and build market interestKey interfacesPartners with the Editorial Director and Regional Editors to define and plan priorities for strategic content and customer engagementEngages with reporters and Editorial Operations to guide and support a joined-up approach to high-impact strategic contentCollaborates with the Events team to grow delegate lists and create compelling agendas, maximising the reach and impact of content-led eventsAligns content strategy with the goals of the Marketing team, ensuring consistency of message and strength of impactWorks with Product and Strategy teams to align and showcase the value of content through customer-facing products and platforms, driving adoption and engagementEngages with Research to produce content aligned with internal forecasting and market insight, enhancing relevance and valuePartners with Editorial Operations to support the production of collateral that aligns with marketing strategy for maximum efficiency and impact
