Associate Producer, Digital

Job Description

Responsibilities
CNBC Digital Video is looking for a business-news obsessed associate producer for its News and Programming team. The role requires creating and curating video covering the most important business, markets and political stories of the day.

The ideal candidate is a motivated, disciplined and tech-savvy producer who can craft smart headlines, work under tight deadlines, and collaborate across several different departments at CNBC. The associate producer's main responsibilities will be covering several hours of TV programming each day, but they'll also be able to work on short- and long-form original videos.

Here are some examples of the various types of content this candidate will work on:

Clips curation:

Mohamed El-Erian: This week's Fed meeting is a test over 'inflation as transitory' narrative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHPeDqcp6VQ

Jim Cramer weighs in on Paul Tudor Jones' inflation trade call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJDMU1H4Io

Short-form quick turns:

Watch the Pentagon's three declassified UFO videos taken by US Navy pilots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO_M0hLlJ-Q

Experts explain why AMC's stock tanked on news it planned to sell 11.5 million shares
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/06/03/amc-entertainment-meme-stock-frenzy.html

Long-form explainers:

Why Covid Patients Could Face A Lifetime Of Money Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55e8pKVWWlI

What you'll do:
• Work on daily assignments at direction of the Senior Producer of News and Programming
• Assist producers and senior producers on long-term projects
• Select the most newsworthy soundbites from broadcast interviews and news segments
• Craft compelling and accurate headlines and descriptions for videos appearing on CNBC.com and other platforms
• Optimize video clips for SEO, metadata tracking and distribution partners
• Pitch, produce and edit original digital videos, for both daily quick-turns and for our longform news explainer franchise ''The Bigger Picture''

What we'll offer:

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, basketball court and running course, plus daily group classes
• Eat up -- Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
• Unwind -- Massage therapy, ping pong tables, foosball
• 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

When you join the NBCUniversal family, you'll get…

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, the challenges and the opportunities that make working here so rewarding.

Qualifications/Requirements
What you'll bring:
• At least one year of experience working in a fast-paced digital or TV newsroom.
• Strong writing skills and news judgement
• The ability to work under tight deadline pressures
• The ability to work early morning/late nights during busy news cycles and/or weekends depending on breaking news

Desired Characteristics

You'll stand out if:
• You have experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Premiere Pro and Photoshop. Knowledge of After Effects
• You have experience shooting with Canon 5D, Canon C100, and Canon C300 in field and studio settings

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx70k4-3-149-239-110-42 in your application.