Breaking News Writer Producer MSNBC Digital
Breaking News Writer Producer MSNBC Digital
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Job Description
MSNBC Digital is hiring a Writer and Digital Producer to help grow the Breaking News and Blogs team.
Responsibilities:
This role requires excellent news judgment superb editing skills an understanding of which stories in the politics and culture spaces are most important an eye for entertaining and unique angles and the ability to thrive in a fasttempo newsroom.
The ideal candidate has a proven track record of upholding journalistic standards and will abide by MSNBCs standards. They should be familiar with the MSNBC brand its shows and its onair hosts.
This role will report to the Breaking News and Blogs teams senior editor and will work closely with digital editors and broadcast teams to drive the conversation and attract new audiences to MSNBC.
This is an evening shift on a hybrid weekend/weekday schedule. The position is based in New York City or Washington D.C.
This role is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.
What you will do:
- Write concise compelling takes on the days breaking and trending news
- Identify key onair moments and monologues each day from MSNBC onair talent and turn those moments and scripts into digital text pieces
- Collaborate across editorial and platform teams to optimize reader engagement
- Contribute to MSNBC live blogs as needed
- Establish and meet MSNBCs rigorous Standards and Legal guidelines
- Read widely and stay abreast of the competition
Qualifications :
Qualifications/requirements:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent years of relevant working experience
- 3 years working in a newsroom environment; breaking news experience preferred
- 2 years working in a strictly digital shop
- Must be willing to write on a broad spectrum of topics
- Must be able to file quickly and often depending on the days news cycle
- Must have the desire to work in a creative demanding competitive environment
- Must be a skilled writer with outstanding communication skills
- Must be professional organized and nimble working across teams
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through to be considered
PLEASE NOTE: this position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week
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. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $93000 $110000
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals 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
Although youll be hired as an NBCU employee your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to SpinCo in the future. By joining at this pivotal time youll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
