Campaign Embed, MS NOW Newsgathering

Versant Media; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

VERSANT Media is seeking enterprising cross-platform journalists to cover the 2028 election cycle. You’ll be on the campaign trail, reporting relentlessly, building sources, and delivering for all platforms of MS NOW.

Campaign embeds require around-the-clock hours with shifting schedules. You’ll shoot video from the field, write for digital audiences, and share insights across viewers, readers and listeners. This is a contract position through January 2029.

Qualifications

• Desire to live and breathe politics at all hours throughout the 2028 campaign.
• Strong grasp of the U.S. political landscape, current events and public policy.
• Track record of building sources and breaking news on a beat.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Proficiency in production including shooting, writing and editing for multiple platforms.
• Sound news judgment and a strong understanding of news standards, including fairness and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate complex matters with ease.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and multi-task with speed and efficiency.
• Some experience appearing on video platforms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute rolling content for all platforms in a breaking news environment
• Deploy cross-platform field journalism skills including shooting political events, providing live transmission, gathering elements for shows/packages, writing digital stories, and producing social media content
• Produce readouts from each event that could be published with minimal editing. You'll summarize major editorial themes, identify the most impactful soundbites, and turn social videos for use across platforms.
• Cultivate sources and break news on your beat
• Appear on video platforms of MS NOW and occasionally on live television
• Collaborate with other reporters assigned to covering the campaign, producers and hosts.
• Represent MS NOW at all times with integrity according to our newsroom standards

Skills

Excellent writing

News judgment

Communicate complex matters

Video appearances

Production proficiency

Deadline-oriented

Building sources

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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.

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

MS NOW is seeking enterprising cross-platform journalists to serve on the front lines of the 2028 election cycle. You'll be our eyes and ears on the campaign trail - following candidates across early primary states, chronicling campaign events and tracking interactions with voters - as the nation chooses its next president. You'll have a front-row seat to the election while delivering for all platforms of MS NOW.

Campaign embeds work at all hours with constantly changing schedules. You will be expected to report relentlessly, building relationships with candidates, advisers, voters, party leaders, donors and other key players to track developments in the race and break news on your beat. You'll write continuously for our digital audience. You'll shoot video from the field. You'll share insights with our viewers, readers and listeners - an audience deeply interested in every turn of the political cycle. You'll get the experience of a lifetime in one of the most challenging and sought-after roles in journalism.

This is a contract position until January 2029.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute rolling content for all platforms in a breaking news environment
• Deploy cross-platform field journalism skills including, but not limited to, shooting political events, providing live transmission, gathering elements for shows/packages, writing digital stories, and producing social media content
• Produce readouts from each event that could be published with minimal editing. You'll summarize major editorial themes, identify the most impactful soundbites, and turn social videos for use across platforms.
• Cultivate sources and break news on your beat
• Appear on video platforms of MS NOW and occasionally on live television
• Collaborate with other reporters assigned to covering the campaign, producers and hosts.
• Represent MS NOW at all times with integrity according to our newsroom standards

Qualifications

• Desire to live and breathe politics at all hours throughout the 2028 campaign.
• Strong grasp of the U.S. political landscape, current events and public policy
• Track record of building sources and breaking news on a beat
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Proficiency in all aspects of production including but not limited to shooting, writing and editing stories for various platforms - with a real emphasis on written digital content
• Sound news judgment and a strong understanding of news standards, including a fierce commitment to fairness and accuracy
• Ability to communicate complex matters with ease
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and multi-task with speed and efficiency
• Some experience appearing on video platforms
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Additional Requirements

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

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.