Company 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.

 

CNBC INTERNATIONAL   

CNBC is the world’s number one business and financial news network. Its mission is to help the influential and aspirational make astute decisions to get ahead by providing live market updates, breaking news, in-depth analysis and exclusive interviews.  

CNBC’s vast portfolio includes CNBC.com, the online destination for global business; CNBC PRO, the network’s premium subscription service that provides real-time global market data and market analysis, as well as a growing slate of live and virtual events where consumers can experience CNBC’s award-winning journalism, live.  

With headquarters in New Jersey, London, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi, CNBC provides a truly global 24-hour business briefing for senior business leaders, the financial community and those with assets to invest or protect. Today the channel is available in more than 392 million homes worldwide. CNBC also boasts a growing audience across its social media and digital video platforms.  

Visit www.cnbc.com for more information.  

Job Description

OVERVIEW 

The Strategy & Planning Intern will have the opportunity to experience work across two teams that are critical to our success: 

Partnerships Strategy Team: You will work within a team pitching to win new business for CNBC.  

Account Services Team: You will work within a team ensuring smooth and timely delivery of advertising campaigns for clients. 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

Partnerships Strategy Team: 

Work with the wider international team to: 

• Develop ideas for proposals for clients across CNBC Editorial, branded content and events 

• Build compelling pitch decks for presentation to clients, particularly supporting in design and developing mock-ups 

• Develop go-to-market decks for CNBC’s wider range of products and services 

• Research clients, sectors and broader marketing trends to support CNBC’s advertising business 

• Work on ad-hoc projects to support our Sales teams across both APAC and EMEA 

 

Account Services Team:  

• Capture off-air checks and online screenshots for ad campaigns 

• Monitor campaign KPIs across TV, digital and social. 

• Create rich-media assets  

• Assist in building a library of case studies 

You will receive training and coaching for all the above within the first three weeks of the internship period. 

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 

• University student currently pursuing an undergraduate degree. 

• Must have the legal right to work in Singapore. Only candidates with existing eligibility to work in Singapore will be considered.  

• Available for a full time internship from January to June.

• Understanding of contemporary marketing and advertising landscape. 

• Keen interest in business news and current affairs. 

• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Canva and similar presentation-building or design tools.   

• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills. 

• Strong collaborative skills and a team-oriented approach. 

• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-pressured environment; meet deadlines and effectively prioritise projects. 

 

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company. 

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 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.