Small Business Reporter, CNBC Select

Company Description

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Job Description

CNBC Select is looking to hire a talented Small Business Reporter to focus on researching, evaluating, and recommending financial products for small businesses and small business operations. CNBC Select is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly commerce brand within the NBCU News Group. The team is devoted to providing readers with rigorous reviews and personal finance advice so they can make informed decisions about the financial products they use every day. The Small Business Reporter will be primarily responsible for analyzing and reviewing financial and other products for small businesses – through developing expertise, research and reporting – to provide readers with advice on the best products on the market and how to take advantage of their benefits. The ideal candidate will have strong reporting skills, deep knowledge of financial products for small businesses and small business operations, experience putting together “best of” lists using methodologies, comfort with numbers and data as well as words, and a knack for making complex subjects interesting and relatable.

What you’ll do:

• Brainstorm functional, data-driven models to determine which products could best serve readers.
• Write reviews, best-of lists and explainers related to products for small businesses.
• Generate story ideas and report, write and create digital content.
• Research and assemble reliable, informative lists of recommendations.
• Help grow the CNBC Select brand and cultivate an engaged audience.
• Contribute to multi-platform news coverage when needed.
• Use social media to distribute and promote content.

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: $85,000-$95,000.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional experience as a writer and/or reporter
• Proven experience in financial products for small businesses and business operations
• Proven experience or strong interest in the personal finance space
• Proven ability to report and write accurately and clearly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven news environment
• Familiarity with following and reporting on current events, especially as they relate to small business and personal finance
• Familiarity and comfort with social media
• Familiarity and comfort with SEO in an editorial environment
• Ability to convey to readers why and how high-level or abstract stories could affect them personally
• Commerce experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience at a large online content destination, such as a major online news site or financial newspaper
• Passion for digital storytelling and creating the best user experience online
• Ongoing knowledge of and interest in the business world and financial news
• On-camera experience as an expert with video and/or TV

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must have unrestricted