CNBC is looking for an enthusiastic, quick-thinking and collaborative deputy editor for our company and business news team at CNBC Digital.
This person will work with the team’s senior editor and a fellow deputy editor on coverage of major consumer-centric companies spanning transportation, retail, restaurants and health, among other areas, for CNBC’s widely read news site. This is a management position that will have 2-4 direct reports within the business and company news team and work daily with 10-12 reporters.
What you’ll do:
- Edit and assign breaking business news stories, articles about corporate earnings reports and follow-up pieces.
- Coordinate and conceive features, investigative stories, long-term projects and other enterprise reporting across the entire team and, sometimes, the newsroom.
- Manage a small group of reporters, executing such duties as running meetings, conducting 1-on-1 check-ins and performance reviews.
- Identify and execute opportunities to promote digital content on the CNBC broadcast network, and vice versa.
- Occasionally write articles and newsletters.
Qualifications
What you’ll bring:
- Top-notch editing skills – You’ll have at least 5 years’ experience writing and/or editing news about corporations, markets or the economy. You’re a great line editor, you have a knack for shaping story structure, and you have a strong knowledge of consumer and market trends.
- Experience working with reporters – You’ll have at least a year of experience managing or mentoring reporters, including a track record of helping shape coverage priorities.
- Strong news judgement – You’ll be able to sort through headlines and news updates to find the CNBC way into a story and prioritize time and resources to best serve our audience.
- Sharp writing skills – You’ll help develop less-seasoned journalists, and you’ll write some copy yourself.
- Time management – You’re organized and you keep things on an even keel whether it’s busy or slow.
What we’ll offer:
- Sweat it out — Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and group classes
- Eat up — Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials, plus soup and salad bars
- Extras — Dry cleaning
Don’t have a car? No problem! We offer free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City. We’re a global company that values our employee’s individual experiences and wellbeing.
We know that we’re smarter, more dynamic and better together. That’s why we offer benefits and perks to meet your unique needs. Read more about them on our careers site here. We invite you to seek the excitement, challenges and opportunities that make working at CNBC so rewarding.
Additional Requirements:
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
To apply, go here.
