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CNBC Digital seeks news editor

CNBC Digital is seeking a dynamic journalist with a background in both business news and web production for a role on the team that operates the CNBC.com homepage. The “hotseat” is the air traffic controller of the newsroom, managing the page and the fast-paced flow of news copy.

Responsibilities include assigning stories, writing and publishing breaking news alerts, editing “spot” news copy and managing the layout and ranking of stories on the homepage – often simultaneously and with limited assistance from others.

Qualifications/Requirements

The successful candidate will have a strong background in both writing and editing breaking business news, particularly in the financial news that is core to the CNBC audience. At the same time, the candidate will also have extensive experience with web publication, including regular use of content management tools to edit, produce and publish stories.

This is a full-time staff position at CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The position has a set weekday schedule but will require occasional early mornings, late evenings and weekends as needed.

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.

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