Categories: Journo Jobs

CNBC.com seeks news editor

News editors are the air-traffic controllers for CNBC.com’s website and app. They direct CNBC’s online breaking news coverage and oversee homepage programming for the web and app platforms. They work closely with CNBC’s top managers and the full newsroom to ensure our readers know everything necessary to make fast, informed decisions in business and finance.

Responsibilities
• Make sure CNBC.com is delivering all the top news of the day.
• Decide where to place articles on the homepages, packaging art and related topics as needed and adjusting headline tone as needed.
• Edit breaking news articles and help reporters and section editors improve their online presentation.

Qualifications/Requirements
• At least three years of editing experience.
• At least three years of daily homepage management.

Desired Characteristics

Candidates should be accurate, fast and cool under pressure. The job calls for strong news judgement and involves fast-paced editing and directing a team of breaking news reporters.

Detail-oriented planning and on-the-fly news calls make or break this job. Applicants need the ability to stay organized when several major stories break at the same time. Janet Yellen might be speaking while the president-elect is tweeting, and oil suddenly takes a major dip. That’s a Tuesday around here.

A background in business and/or finance journalism is a major plus. An obsession with AP style and light photo-editing skills help, too.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

Recent Posts

The evolution of the WSJ beyond finance

Rahat Kapur of Campaign looks at the evolution The Wall Street Journal. Kapur writes, "The transformation…

4 hours ago

Silicon Valley Biz Journal seeks a reporter

This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week, and those days…

4 hours ago

Economist’s Bennet, WSJ’s Morrow receive awards

The Fund for American Studies presented James Bennet of The Economist with the Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award…

11 hours ago

WSJ is testing AI-generated article summaries

The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top…

12 hours ago

Cohen joining Bloomberg Tax

Zach Cohen is joining Bloomberg Tax to cover the fiscal cliff and tax issues on…

13 hours ago

Avila named interim editor for Automotive Dive

Larry Avila has been named interim editor for Automotive Dive, an Industry Dive publication. He…

13 hours ago