Senior Deals Reporter - CNBC
About the role
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.
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
Qualifications
Required
- 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
Pay & benefits
Salary range: $175,000-$195,000. 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.
Location & amenities
At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you'll have access to free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and daily group classes, a gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars, dry cleaning, and free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City.