Segment Producer

CNBC

Salary or Budget: Competitive
Experience required: 5+ years

Company Description

CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage, business content and general news consumed by more than 544 million people per month across all platforms. The network’s 15 live hours a day of news programming in North America (weekdays from 5:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET) is produced at CNBC’s global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and includes reports from CNBC News bureaus worldwide. CNBC at night features a mix of new reality programming, CNBC’s highly successful series produced exclusively for CNBC and a number of distinctive in-house documentaries.

CNBC also offers content through its vast portfolio of digital products such as: CNBC.com, which provides financial market news and information to CNBC’s investor audience; CNBC Make It, a digital destination focused on making you smarter about how you earn, save and spend your money; CNBC PRO, a premium service that provides in-depth access to Wall Street; a suite of CNBC mobile apps for iOS and Android devices; Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri voice interfaces; and streaming services including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Samsung Smart TVs. To learn more, visit https://www.cnbc.com/digital-products/. CNBC is a division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corporation.

Members of the media can receive more information about CNBC and its programming on the NBCUniversal Media Village Web site at http://www.nbcumv.com/programming/cnbc. For more information about NBCUniversal, please visit http://www.NBCUniversal.com.

Job Description

Segment Producer, CNBC

CNBC is looking for a Segment Producer for Fast Money. In this newscast, you will be an integral part of covering the most significant financial news stories of the day.

What you’ll do:

  • Developing and producing live and taped guest segments
  • Generating original content ideas daily, tapping into a broad array of sources
  • Identifying and booking compelling guests
  • Conducting pre-interviews of guests and arranging hits
  • Writing compelling copy and teases
  • Securing elements such as sound bites and video to support segments
  • Help create, visualize and produce segments for the show
  • Bring new and creative ideas to the show for segments and franchises
  • Developing and maintaining good relationships with news sources
  • Assisting Line Producers in the production of the show

What we’ll offer:

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, basketball court and running course, plus daily group classes 
  • Eat up – Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars 
  • Unwind – Massage therapy, ping pong tables, foosball 
  • 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 

When you join the NBCUniversal family, you’ll get…

We’re a global company that values our employee’s individual experiences and wellbeing. We know that we’re smarter, more dynamic and better together. That’s why we offer benefits and perks to meet your unique needs. Read more about them on our careers site here. We invite you to seek the excitement, the challenges and the opportunities that make working here so rewarding.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring:

  • At least 5 years of experience booking and segment producing in a live television environment, with demonstrated writing, research and communication skills
  • Exemplary editorial judgment
  • Successful candidates will be self-starters with superior contacts who can work effectively and creatively under daily deadline pressure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, combined with a strong sense of how to visually tell a compelling story
  • Willingness to accommodate a demanding production schedule and flexibility to work weekends and some holidays when and as required

Desired Characteristics:

Strong understanding of the markets– stocks, commodities, sectors, EFTs, trading and more with prior experience at a financial news network

Additional Information

NBCUniversal’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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.