Senior Deals Reporter - CNBC Job at Versant Media, New York, NY

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  • Versant Media
  • New York, NY

Job 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 is seeking an experienced  Senior Deals Reporter with a track record of delivering important scoops. The reporter will be a key player in CNBC’s expanding finance team, working in both TV and digital to produce important stories. CNBC is expanding its finance coverage, building on the strong team we already have in place. The deals reporter would work closely to produce stories that can travel across both TV and digital.

The candidate should have a range of sources on Wall Street and have experience delivering scoops on corporate mergers and acquisitions. The person should be quick and competitive with a creative streak that helps them get around roadblocks and confirm exclusive stories. The position is highly collaborative, with the reporter working across the entire newsroom to deliver scoops and exclusive business stories.

The ability to juggle multiple stories at once is a must for this role. The reporter must have experience handling difficult sources with competing agendas and have a track record of impeccable accuracy. 

CNBC is expanding its finance coverage to serve our broad audience of investors, bankers and corporate executives. The reporter will be part of a team of television and digital reporters covering banks, brokers and asset managers, in addition to deals. The group’s stories will appear on CNBC.com and on television, and the reporter should be comfortable delivering scoops on television. 

Responsibilities

  • Break news on deals and generate scoops on big financial transactions.
  • Collaborate with reporters across the newsroom on digital and television
  • Build deep sources among bankers, lawyers and other deal makers
  • Help colleagues turn tips into major scoops
  • Generate strong analytical stories about key financial events
  • Serve as a resource for the newsroom on deals and Wall Street

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: $175,000-$195,000.

Qualifications



Required

Qualifications

  • 8+ years experience covering deals
  • Track record of delivering scoops
  • Ability to explain complicated financial transactions to a broad audience
  • Strong understanding of finance and deals and an ability to prioritize coverage
  • Excellent communication, collaboration skills
  • High stands of accuracy and fairness

Desired Characteristics

  • Background in investing, markets or finance
  • Experience appearing on television in a variety of formats
  • Deep well of sources in across finance industry
  • Experience delivering memorable enterprise stories 

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 candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com .

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.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area

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