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.

Job Description

CNBC Make It is one of CNBC’s most exciting and distinctive digital brands, reaching millions of aspirational, ambitious and career-minded readers who are looking for smart, actionable guidance on how to build a successful life. From career growth and leadership to money, work, entrepreneurship and personal ambition, Make It helps audiences navigate the decisions that shape their professional and financial futures.

We are looking for a strong story editor and creative editorial leader with sharp news judgment, excellent storytelling instincts and a deep understanding of what engages digital audiences. This editor will play a key role in shaping Make It’s daily and enterprise coverage, working closely with reporters, producers and senior editors to identify compelling angles, elevate story ideas and ensure every piece is clear, useful, memorable and true to the Make It voice.

The ideal candidate is both a rigorous editor and an imaginative thinker — someone who can sharpen a reported piece, improve structure and flow, craft irresistible headlines and leads, and help develop smart editorial franchises that connect with ambitious readers. They should be energized by stories about careers, success, leadership, money, work culture and the changing ways people define achievement.

This role requires a decisive editor who can balance speed, accuracy and creativity in a fast-moving digital newsroom. The editor will monitor the news cycle, spot emerging trends, assign and shape stories, and collaborate across editorial and audience teams to produce journalism that is timely, engaging and often service-driven.

Successful candidates will bring strong editorial judgment, high standards, collaborative energy and a passion for helping Make It’s audience learn, grow and get ahead.

This role is based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and reports to CNBC’s Deputy Managing Editor for Money & Success. 

Responsibilities:

• Edit and publish stories accurately and clearly on deadline in a fast-paced digital news environment
• Shape stories for structure, readability, flow, tone, voice, multimedia elements, and editorial and legal standards
• Write compelling, audience-focused headlines, leads and display copy that align with CNBC Make It’s brand voice
• Monitor news developments and identify timely trends, angles and coverage opportunities that will resonate with audiences
• Vet, shape and assign story ideas while collaborating closely with reporters, producers and senior editors
• Generate innovative story concepts and help execute recurring editorial franchises and series
• Coordinate with reporters, producers and cross-functional teams to ensure stories are completed efficiently and accurately
• Copy edit and fact check stories to maintain the highest journalistic standards
• Exercise strong news judgment and make quick editorial decisions in a fast-moving news environment
• Collaborate with editorial leadership on short- and long-term content planning and social strategies
• Ensure CNBC Make It content reflects strong digital storytelling and audience engagement best practices

At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities: 

• Sweat it out -- Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes 
• Eat up -- Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars 
• Extras -- Dry cleaning, shoe shining and sneak peeks  

Don’t have a car? No problem! We offer free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey City 

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. Salary range: $90,000-$130,000 (bonus eligible).

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. 

Additional Requirements: Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through careers.versantmedia.com to be considered. Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• At least five years of editing experience in a digital newsroom or publishing environment
• Exceptional writing, editing and copyediting skills with the ability to write clean, engaging copy quickly and with a nod toward enterprise
• Strong understanding of digital news production and journalistic standards
• Proven ability to make complex topics accessible and engaging for a broad audience
• Experience editing short and long form with accuracy, readability, structure, tone and legal standards in mind
• Demonstrated ability to work quickly and effectively under deadline pressure
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Desired Characteristics:

• Background in finance, economics, financial planning, or a related field
• Experience working with certified experts (CFPs, tax professionals, financial advisors
• Strong understanding of audience engagement and digital storytelling best practices
• Experience generating and executing editorial franchises, series and trend-driven coverage
• Proficient in AP style and comfortable with light photo editing
• Experience at a large digital publisher, major online news site or financial publication
• Ongoing interest in business news, workplace trends, personal finance and consumer-focused storytelling
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills and sound editorial judgment

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 committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

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.