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CNBC seeks assistant producer in London

CNBC is recruiting a News Desk Assistant Producer with a proven interest in business news and experience working in a breaking news environment. You would be working with a close-knit team in working to plan and execute CNBC’s editorial priorities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

– Identifying and pitching key stories and editorial themes
– Supporting live show producers in a breaking news environment
– Booking news guests and securing top interviews
– Researching topics and summarizing findings for producers & presenters
– Field-producing polished and professional outside broadcast.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

– Good knowledge of European business, economics, and financial markets
– Previous experience working in a live breaking news environment.
– Capable of handling short deadlines and work in a fast-paced and demanding live news environment.
– Excellent communication skills,
– University degree or equivalent experience.

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.