Homepage and News Editor

This is a Full Time Job


CNBC is seeking a News Editor to shape how audiences experience our journalism and help manage CNBC's homepage.

Working at the center of the newsroom, this editor will program CNBC's flagship homepage to showcase the most important coverage for investors, business leaders and engaged readers, while also serving as a strong editor of stories.

The role is part of a team that acts as an air-traffic controller for CNBC.com - monitoring breaking news, markets and audience trends to determine what leads the site at any given moment. The editor will collaborate closely with reporters, producers, and senior editors to ensure coverage is timely, accurate and prominently displayed.

The position requires strong news judgment, visual instincts and a sharp sense of digital presentation. The editor will make quick decisions about story placement, headlines and imagery, while editing stories to ensure clarity, accuracy and impact. They must balance breaking news with enterprise reporting and live coverage to create a clear, compelling report for CNBC's audience.

Successful candidates stay organized and decisive when multiple major stories break at once, ensuring CNBC's digital platforms always reflect the most important news in real time.

Responsibilities:
• Program CNBC's homepage to ensure clear, engaging delivery of that moment's top news.
• Collaborate with beat reporters and their editors to craft and alert informative breaking news headlines.
• Package articles on the homepage, offering sharp multimedia features and related coverage as needed.
• Adjust headline tone and placement as needed, working with the audience team to make sure our SEO approach is on point.

This role is based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and reports to CNBC Digital's Deputy Managing Editor.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications
• At least five years of editing experience.
• At least three years of daily homepage management.
• Demonstrated ability to write clean copy fast.
• Ability to work quickly under deadline pressure.

Desired Characteristics
• Accurate, fast and cool under pressure. The job calls for strong news judgment and involves fast-paced editing and guiding breaking-news reporters across the newsroom
• Background in business and/or finance journalism.
• Proficient in AP style and light photo-editing skills help, too
• Experience at a large online content destination, such as a major online news site or financial newspaper
• Ongoing knowledge of and interest in the business world and financial news

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 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.