Digital News Editor, EMEA

NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

CNBC INTERNATIONAL

CNBC is the world’s number one business and financial news network. Its mission is to help the influential and aspirational make astute decisions to get ahead by providing live market updates, breaking news, in-depth analysis and exclusive interviews.

CNBC’s vast portfolio includes CNBC.com, the online destination for global business; CNBC PRO, the network’s premium subscription service that provides real-time global market data and market analysis, as well as a growing slate of live events where consumers can experience CNBC’s award-winning journalism, live.

With headquarters in New Jersey, London, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi, CNBC provides a truly global 24-hour business briefing for senior business leaders, the financial community and those with assets to invest or protect. Today the channel is available in more than 392 million homes worldwide. CNBC also boasts a growing audience across its social media and digital video platforms.

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Overview

Job Description

The Digital News Editor, EMEA, works at the heart of the editorial team by breaking, assigning, editing and writing news stories during Europe’s business day. The role involves updating the CNBC.com website, communicating across teams and covering breaking news – all within tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a hot-seat for CNBC.com, managing and updating the content on the site by using strong editorial judgment and knowledge of business and financial news
Swiftly and accurately write breaking news headlines to send as mobile notifications
Write breaking news stories quickly and accurately
Occasionally write other stories on a variety of subjects including financial markets, business trends, economics and policy
Act as a copy editor for CNBC.com, making sure the site’s stories, features, video descriptions and interactive content are of the highest quality and published in a timely manner
Communicate in a timely and clear manner with CNBC teams across countries and platforms, including TV, to ensure coordination of stories
Curate the website by selecting relevant stories from wires and partners
Produce stories in the content management system
Assign work to other members of the team and coordinate production to ensure the website is updated at all times
Deputize for senior editors
Monitor and assess the performance of CNBC’s digital content using analytics tools

Qualifications

Skills/Requirements:

In-depth knowledge of CNBC’s content and subject material and a strong interest in financial markets, economics, technology and politics
Ability to thoroughly edit copy under tight deadlines and identify mistakes, errors and typos
Previous experience in updating a website, news editing or hot-seating at a wire service is preferred
Understanding of global financial markets and how events in different economies and markets affect each other
Ability to multitask and remain calm in a fast-paced news environment
Ability to work as part of a team and across all departments and locations, ensuring a smooth-running website that is 100% accurate
Excellent verbal communication skills, coupled with strong research and succinct writing skills
Demonstrated self-starter, with the confidence to make decisions quickly in a fast-paced news environment
Knowledge of social media, especially Twitter
Fluency in English
Flexibility in working shifts, some of which start very early in the morning or on weekends

Desired Characteristics

Experience of using content management systems
Experience of working for a leading wire service or business news organization
Experience overseeing and making decisions about news coverage
Familiarity with one or more European languages is a bonus