Company Description
CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news and provides real-time financial market coverage and business information to over 400 million homes worldwide. CNBC at night features a mix of new reality programming, CNBC’s highly successful series produced exclusively for CNBC and a number of distinctive in-house documentaries. CNBC also delivers content across a variety of digital platforms such as: CNBC.com; CNBC PRO, a premium service that provides in-depth access to Wall Street; a suite of CNBC mobile apps for iOS and Android devices; Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri voice interfaces; and streaming services including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Samsung Smart TVs. CNBC is a division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corporation.
Job Description
What you’ll do:
CNBC is building a new team for an all-business and markets-focused program, launching this January, and airing weekdays at 7pm ET. In this newscast, you will be an integral part of covering the most significant financial news stories of the day.
- Develop and execute content for the wall that enhances analysis and storytelling
- Partner with the senior producer to maintain and advise the editorial content and the creative vision of the program including scripting and graphics production
- Communicate art direction goals on executive level with corporate teams and partners
- Lead in collaborative development of artwork and project pitches across all platforms
- Work closely with engineers to deploy new graphics
- Deliver differentiated content using wall technology, graphics, data and headlines/text
- Work in the control room to help execute the show itself
- Work closely with the anchor, show team, graphics and technology as needed to extract full functionality of storytelling using the wall
- Deliver creative, visual arresting content to deepen analysis and storytelling
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
What you’ll bring:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a live news and/or production control room environment
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
You’ll Stand Out If
- Proven ability to produce innovative, high impact visual content for news including graphics, data visualization and headline writing/text
- Deep understanding of graphics, wall technology and visual storytelling tools
- Exceptional team player who can work with a wide range of teams – editorial, graphics and technology
- Able to multi task and produce great content quickly in a fast paced, demanding news environment
Additional Requirements
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
- In select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated, must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to enhanced protocols.
Additional Information
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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations in the US by calling 1-818-777-4107 and in the UK by calling +44 2036185726.
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