Company Description
We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.
As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
OVERVIEW
The Digital Editor is an essential member of the Digital team, ensuring that CNBC International's website outputs the highest quality and standards of Asian news stories, market updates, videos and features to engage CNBC's audience of investors, business leaders and industry stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Edit developing news and longer, analytic pieces and features accurately, ensuring that written content is reliably sourced, clear, compelling and accessible to lay readers
- Act as a hot-seat for CNBC.com, managing and updating the content on the site in real time by exercising strong editorial judgment and knowledge of business and financial news
- Curate the website by selecting the most relevant stories from wires and partners
- Swiftly and accurately write breaking news headlines to send as push notifications when confirmed or verified
- Occasionally write stories on a variety of subjects including financial markets, business trends, economics and central bank policy, geopolitical or political economy stories that have business and investment implications
- Make sure stories, features, video descriptions and interactive content on CNBC.com are of the highest quality and published in a timely manner
- Communicate timely and clearly with CNBC teams across countries and platforms, including TV, to ensure coordination of stories
- Produce original CNBC stories and wire copy in the content management system
- Assign work to other members of the APAC team and coordinate production to ensure the website is updated at all times
- Deputize for senior editors when needed
- Monitor and assess the performance of CNBC's digital content using analytics tools, and move and reposition stories accordingly
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Extensive knowledge of CNBC's editorial and programming priorities, with a strong interest in financial markets, economics, technology, and politics
- Strong understanding of global financial markets and the interconnections between events in different economies and markets
- Proven capability to perform full and substantive edits under tight deadlines, including reworking leads, refining story angles, ensuring editorial balance, and restructuring content to enhance relevance and appeal for CNBC's readers
- Expertise in writing sharp, compelling headlines and copy editing/proofreading, with a keen eye for identifying and correcting errors, typos, and inconsistencies
- Good multitasking and prioritization skills to manage a wide range of tasks effectively under tight deadlines while maintaining composure and efficiency in a fast-paced news environment
- Collaborative team player who builds positive and respectful relationships with colleagues across departments and locations, ensuring the website operates seamlessly and maintains high standards of accuracy
- Excellent verbal communication and organizational skills, combined with strong research and succinct writing skills
- Demonstrated self-starter, with the confidence to make informed decisions in a fast-paced news environment
- Fluency in English language
- Flexible and willing to occasionally work different shifts when required, which some start very early in the morning or on weekends
- Knowledge of social media platforms, especially X
DESIRED ATTRIBUTES
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a similar role
- Experience in updating websites, news editing or hot-seating at a wire service
- Familiarity with content management systems
- Background in working for a leading wire service or business news organization
- Experience in overseeing news coverage and making editorial decisions
The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal'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 [email protected].
