Summary of the Weekend News Editor, CNBC job at Versant

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

CNBC is seeking a sharp, experienced Weekend Editor to help lead coverage during a critical part of the news cycle. This editor will work on our newly revamped homepage Thursday through Sunday, driving fast, authoritative coverage of the biggest business, markets, technology and economic stories of the weekend.
The ideal candidate possesses excellent news judgment and can quickly identify the most important angle and help shape coverage as stories develop. They will be a strong story editor, able to work with a rotating cast of reporters from across the newsroom to sharpen reporting, develop compelling angles and ensure CNBC delivers the journalism its audience needs. This person should be a self-starter with a genuine passion for business news and the subjects CNBC covers. They should thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative newsroom and bring deep curiosity about the companies, people and economic forces shaping the news.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and drive CNBC’s weekend editorial coverage from Thursday through Sunday.
• Identify and execute coverage of the most important stories, angles and developments as news breaks.
• Curate and manage CNBC’s new homepage, making real-time decisions about story placement, prioritization and presentation to build visually compelling coverage.
• Edit stories across a wide range of topics, including business, markets, technology, the economy and policy.
• Work with reporters to sharpen story angles, strengthen reporting and draw out the most consequential news from interviews, events and developing situations.
• Help set coverage priorities and coordinate with editors, reporters and platform teams across CNBC.
• Balance breaking-news coverage with opportunities for smart analysis, explainers and enterprise reporting.
• Ensure stories are accurate, clear, timely and distinctive.
• Identify opportunities to extend major weekend stories across CNBC’s digital, television, video and social platforms.
• Maintain CNBC’s high standards for editorial judgment, writing and accuracy under deadline pressure.

This role is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and reports to CNBC Digital’s Deputy Managing Editor.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $90,000-$125,000

At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities: 

• Sweat it out -- Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes 
• Eat up -- Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars 
• Extras -- Dry cleaning, shoe shining and sneak peeks  

Don’t have a car? No problem! We offer free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City 

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editing experience in a fast-paced digital or broadcast newsroom.
• Excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to lead coverage during breaking and developing news situations.
• Strong story-editing, writing and headline-writing skills.
• Broad knowledge of business, markets, technology, the economy and policy.
• Proven ability to develop compelling story angles and help reporters produce distinctive journalism.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work calmly under deadline pressure and make clear editorial decisions.
• Availability to work a Thursday through Sunday schedule.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience editing business or financial news.
• Experience working across digital, video and social platforms.
• Experience working with content-management systems and homepage publishing tools.
• Familiarity with audience analytics and an understanding of how audience behavior can inform editorial presentation.
• Strong understanding of CNBC’s audience, editorial standards and coverage priorities.
• A demonstrated ability to generate original story ideas and find overlooked angles in major news events.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.