Senior Editor, Investing - CNBC

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. We are looking for an experienced financial news editor for the CNBC Markets and premium team covering equities and investing. The editor should be highly skilled at editing stories about stock and other market movements and trends, as well as stories about investing off developments in the news. The ideal candidate would have extensive editing experience, as well as broad knowledge of the financial markets and company financials. The editor should have good communication skills and be able to provide constructive feedback to make reporters’ copy better. The editor should also have experience managing a team of reporters, assigning stories and seeing them through to publication. Responsibilities: Edit multiple fast stories a day on financial markets. Assign and edit stories about investing. Edit investing newsletters. Edit enterprise pieces with a longer turnaround, working with reporters to build an engaging narrative. Work with the reporters to develop story ideas and how to build the story from the ground up with the proper quotes, facts and visuals. Spot market trends and stories the team should write about. 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: $170,000-$210,000. Required Qualifications : Minimum 10 years editing experience in financial news. Minimum 3 years managing direct reports. Strong knowledge of various financial markets. Editing for speed and quality. Solid communication, providing positive feedback. Experiencing managing a team of journalists Desired Characteristics: BA/BS in Business, Journalism, or related field. Deep interest in business news and financial markets Experience covering breaking news in competitive environments Deep interest financial markets. Experience writing and editing financial market 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 [email protected] . 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.