Lauren Masterson Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I produce a weekly report on the petroleum coke market, assessing prices and covering news on refineries, demand from cements, aluminum producers and utilities, crude movements, logistics, and competing commodities, such as coal. I represent Argus at various industry conferences, as well as helping to plan two company conferences, one in Asia and one in the US.I previously covered the Powder River Basin coal market, assessing prices, producing a weekly market column and writing news stories related to PRB and other US coal markets. I also helped cover the US metallurgical coal market.

Arlington, Va

Write editorials and feature articlesEdit feature articles for clarity, structure, style, and grammarFact-check all contentCommunicate and consult with authors, readers, heads of other departments and publisherManage and support assistant editor Collect, organize, research and edit content for department news sections Solicit and manage feature articlesCompile information to create biweekly online newsletter on U.S. ocean policy Lay out writing using desktop publishing softwareCoordinate all photos and graphics for articles and covers Attend conferences and events to represent the magazine and make contacts in the industry

Wrote articles ranging from profiles to service pieces Contributed regularly to Web site blogs Fact-checked a quarter of magazine content each month Conducted research for in-depth articles by feature writers

Wrote and edited press releases and campaign material

Edited articles for nonpartisan political monthly Conceived, researched and wrote articles, including cover stories and opinion pieces

Managed program to certify retail employeesProduced marketing literature to promote program

B.A, History And English

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Forum

English

Activities and Societies: Study abroad