Journo Jobs

CNBC seeks a social news producer

CNBC is looking for a strong, creative Social News Producer who is passionate about news and how to best deliver it across all the social and emerging platforms out there.

The ideal candidate will love the excitement of working in a fast-moving newsroom, be able to juggle and prioritize a bunch of tasks at the same time and still deliver clean, accurate information. As part of digital’s growing Audience Growth Team, this Social News Producer will synch with the digital and TV newsrooms to publish stories and videos—and will also have the opportunity to work on special projects and events.

What you’ll do:

  • Work with Social Editors to execute social strategies across all of our channels—with a specific focus on Instagram
  • Create compelling content on Instagram, driving engagement and creating unique experiences
  • Work with the Social Editor to execute big picture strategy for CNBC’s Instagram account and develop ideas for social-first content
  • Work with editors and reporters in digital and TV newsrooms, as well as collaborate with edit team at Make It, CNBC’s sister site
  • Be responsible for daily posting to CNBC’s flagship accounts
  • Create highly shareable multimedia stories to grow audience engagement
  • Write, optimize and schedule original site content in a timely manner
  • Maintain brand voice and presence
  • Contribute to CNBC’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and the development of emerging platforms
  • Maintain knowledge in the latest social technologies and best practices
  • Community engagement

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

Dynamo hires former Business Insider executive editor Harrington

Former Business Insider executive editor Rebecca Harrington has been hired by Dynamo to be its…

2 days ago

Bloomberg TV hires Kerubo as desk producer

Bloomberg Television has hired Brenda Kerubo as a desk producer in London. She will be covering Europe's…

2 days ago

Jittery CNBC staff reassured by new boss

In a meeting at CNBC headquarters Thursday afternoon, incoming boss Mark Lazarus presented a bullish…

2 days ago

Making business news accessible to a wider audience

Ritika Gupta, the BBC's North American business correspondent, was interviewed by Global Woman magazine about…

2 days ago

Rest of World hires Lo as China reporter

Rest of World has hired Kinling Lo as a China reporter. Lo was previously a…

2 days ago

Bloomberg rises to No. 7 biz news website

Bloomberg News saw strong unique visitor growth to its website in October, passing Fox Business…

2 days ago