Digital Editor

Job Description

Responsibilities

NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL

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 and virtual 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.

Visit www.cnbc.com for more information.

NBCUniversal is the parent company of CNBC.

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.

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