Associate Producer, Digital Video

Versant Media, LLC; Englewood Cliffs, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness center

Cafeteria

Dry cleaning

Shuttle service

Job summary

VERSANT Media seeks an associate producer for CNBC Digital Video to cover business, market, and political stories. You will craft headlines, curate footage, and help produce reporter-led videos for CNBC Pro and Investing Club.

The role requires a motivated, disciplined, and tech-savvy producer with the ability to work under tight deadlines and collaborate across departments. Hybrid schedule with some early mornings and evenings is expected.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience working in a fast-paced digital or TV newsroom.
• Strong writing skills and news judgment.
• Understanding of content management systems.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work early mornings, late nights, and/or weekends during busy news cycles and breaking news.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Premiere Pro and Photoshop.

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.
• Craft compelling and accurate headlines and descriptions for videos appearing on CNBC.com and other platforms.
• Shoot, edit, and produce news-focused short-form videos.
• Script, produce and edit high-quality, investing-focused videos for CNBC Pro and CNBC Investing Club, in collaboration with reporters
• Collaborate with digital and TV reporters to create reporter-led video analysis tied to timely news.
• Be flexible and willing to work during non-business hours, including early-morning shifts starting at 6 a.m. and evening shifts ending at 8 p.m.

Skills

News writing

News judgment

CMS familiarity

Deadline management

Shift flexibility

Tools

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

After Effects

Sony F6 camera

Canon C100

Canon C300

Canon 5D

Riverside

Wildmoka

Job description

• Compensation: USD 65,000 - USD 80,000 - yearly

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 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, market, 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 departments at CNBC. The associate producer’s main responsibilities will include covering several hours of TV programming each day.

In addition, the producer will help produce reporter-led videos for CNBC’s Pro and Investing Club offerings, contribute to social videos, and create other content for strategic initiatives

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

• 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.
• Craft compelling and accurate headlines and descriptions for videos appearing on CNBC.com and other platforms.
• Shoot, edit, and produce news-focused short-form videos.
• Script, produce and edit high-quality, investing-focused videos for CNBC Pro and CNBC Investing Club, in collaboration with reporters
• Collaborate with digital and TV reporters to create reporter-led video analysis tied to timely news.
• Be flexible and willing to work during non-business hours, including early-morning shifts starting at 6 a.m. and evening shifts ending at 8 p.m.

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

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: $65,000- $80,000

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements:

• At least one year of experience working in a fast-paced digital or TV newsroom.
• Strong writing skills and news judgment.
• Understanding of content management systems.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work early mornings, late nights, and/or weekends during busy news cycles and breaking news.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Premiere Pro and Photoshop.

Desired Characteristics:

• Knowledge of After Effects.
• Experience shooting with Sony F6 and F7, Canon C100, Canon C300 and Canon 5D in field and studio settings is a plus.
• Familiarity with Riverside, Wildmoka, or comparable tools.
• Understanding of basic economic and financial concepts and terminology.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week

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 [e-mail] .

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.