Producer, Digital Video

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant’s sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job 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 also delivers content across a variety of digital platforms such as: CNBC.com; CNBC+, CNBC PRO, The CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, a suite of CNBC mobile apps for iOS and Android devices; Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri voice interfaces. CNBC is owned by Versant Media.

CNBC Digital Video is looking for a news-obsessed, jack-of-all-trades producer for its News and Programming team. This role involves creating and curating videos covering the most important business, markets and political stories of the day.

The producer's main responsibilities will include covering several hours of TV programming each day, selecting excerpts of the most compelling moments, and posting them on site and other platforms. Coordinating with TV producers and digital editorial teams daily to ensure we capture relevant moments is crucial to this role.

In addition to clipping and curating, this producer should be able to handle various stages of production (shoot, script, and edit) for news-focused, short-form videos. They should also be able to collaborate with colleagues and support them on project production as needed.

The ideal candidate is a motivated, disciplined, and tech-savvy producer who can craft smart headlines, write timely and engaging original video scripts, and assist with various forms of production for our strategic content needs, including Pro/Investing Club and others. The producer will work under tight deadlines and collaborate across several departments at CNBC.

The producer should have a proven track record of high-quality storytelling and impeccable news judgment. A background in business/financial journalism is preferred.

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

Clip curation:
• China's economy isn't very good, but 'is good enough for Xi': China Beige Book CEO Leland Miller
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• Bitmine's Tom Lee on $200M Beast Industries investment: An evolution of digital platforms and money
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• Retail traders move toward energy as momentum continues
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Digital Originals:

• Why Jim Cramer is against trading meme stocks
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• Here’s why long-term worries about AI disruption causes such a big hit to software stocks
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• Inflation jumps to 3.8% annually in April due in part to the Iran war
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Main Responsibilities
• Work on daily assignments at the direction of the News and Programming manager.
• Clip and curate news moments each day, including full interviews and packages. Select the most newsworthy soundbites from broadcast interviews and news segments.
• The duration of each shift will change depending on business needs and on occasion may be the full day. The producer will need to be laser-focused on clipping for the entirety of the shift.
• Craft compelling and accurate headlines and descriptions for videos appearing on CNBC.com and other platforms during a fast-moving news cycle.
• Optimize video clips for SEO, metadata tracking, and distribution partners.
• Maintain strong attention to detail; error-free copy is a must.
• Serve as a primary substitute for the early morning shift (starting at 6am) and may also substitute the 12pm-8pm shift, as needed.
• Shoot, edit, and produce news-focused short-form videos for CNBC’s Pro and Investing Club audiences.
• Work with the rest of the team to produce short- and long-form original digital videos as needed
• Collaborate with digital and TV reporters to create reporter-led video analysis tied to timely news

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, plus daily group classes 
• Eat up -- Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars 
• 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 

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $93,000-$110,000.

Additional Requirements: Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through careers.versantmedia.com to be considered. Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Qualifications

Qualifications
• At least 2-4 years of experience working in a fast-paced digital or TV newsroom.
• Strong writing skills and news judgment.
• Ability to work under tight deadline pressure.
• Ability to edit videos in Adobe Premiere.
• Ability to work at least three days a week in-person at CNBC's Englewood Cliffs campus.
• A strong portfolio of recent work (e.g., video clips, explainer videos, social videos, published stories, producer reels).
• Willingness and ability to work non-traditional hours on a short notice.

Desired Characteristics
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop; knowledge of After Effects is a plus.
• Experience shooting with Canon or Sony cinema and DSLR cameras in field and studio settings.
• Experience with content management systems, with an emphasis on SEO and video distribution.
• Familiarity with Riverside, WildMoka or comparable tools.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media'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 View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.