Personal Finance Reporter, CNBC job with NBCUniversal, Inc.

CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented Personal Finance Reporter to develop its coverage under the recently launched CNBC Select brand and focus specifically on evaluating and recommending financial products, starting with the best credit cards available today.

CNBC Select is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly section of CNBC, devoted to providing our readers with rigorous reviews and personal finance advice so they can make informed decisions about the financial products they use every day.

The Personal Finance Reporter will be primarily responsible for analyzing and reviewing financial products – through research and reporting – to provide readers with advice on the best credit cards and other financial products on the market. Additionally, the Reporter will be asked to pitch and create engaging content that inspires the curious reader. The ideal candidate will have strong reporting skills, experience putting together lists, comfort with numbers and data as well as words, and a knack for making complex subjects interesting and relatable.

Specific responsibilities could include but are not limited to:

Brainstorming functional, data-driven models to determine which specific kind of credit card, or other product, could serve users best

Researching and assembling reliable, informative lists of recommendations

Generating list ideas and following through by reporting, writing, and creating digital content

Generating story ideas and following through by reporting, writing, and creating digital content

Helping grow the Select brand and cultivating an engaged audience

Contributing to multi-platform news coverage when needed

Using social media to distribute and promote content

• At least 2 years of experience as a writer and/or reporter
• Must be highly motivated, extremely organized, detail-oriented, and possess outstanding communication and analytical skills
• 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 personal finance, credit cards, and other financial products
• Familiarity and comfort with social media
• Ability to convey to readers why, and how, high-level or abstract stories could affect them

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience at large online content destination, such as a major online news site or financial newspaper
• Passionate about digital storytelling and creating the best user experience online
• Ongoing knowledge of and interest in the business world and financial news is preferred

CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news and provides real-time financial market coverage and business information to over 400 million homes 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 delivers content across a variety of digital platforms such as: CNBC.com; 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. CNBC is a division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corporation.

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