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 RoushChris 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.