Breaking News Writer/ Producer, MSNBC Digital

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

MSNBC Digital is hiring a Writer and Digital Producer to help grow the Breaking News and Blogs team.

Responsibilities:

This role requires excellent news judgment, superb editing skills, an understanding of which stories in the politics and culture spaces are most important, an eye for entertaining and unique angles, and the ability to thrive in a fast-tempo newsroom.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of upholding journalistic standards and will abide by MSNBC’s standards. They should be familiar with the MSNBC brand, its shows and its on-air hosts.

This role will report to the Breaking News and Blogs team’s senior editor and will work closely with digital editors and broadcast teams to drive the conversation and attract new audiences to MSNBC.

This is an evening shift on a hybrid weekend/weekday schedule. The position is based in New York City or Washington, D.C.

This role is represented by the Writers’ Guild of America East.

What you will do:

• Write concise, compelling takes on the day’s breaking and trending news
• Identify key on-air moments and monologues each day from MSNBC on-air talent, and turn those moments and scripts into digital text pieces
• Collaborate across editorial and platform teams to optimize reader engagement
• Contribute to MSNBC live blogs as needed
• Establish and meet MSNBC’s rigorous Standards and Legal guidelines
• Read widely and stay abreast of the competition

Qualifications/requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant working experience
• 3+ years working in a newsroom environment; breaking news experience preferred
• 2+ years working in a strictly digital shop
• Must be willing to write on a broad spectrum of topics
• Must be able to file quickly and often, depending on the day's news cycle
• Must have the desire to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment
• Must be a skilled writer with outstanding communication skills
• Must be professional, organized and nimble working across teams
• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered

PLEASE NOTE: this position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week

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: $93,000 - $110,000

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal'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 [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to SpinCo in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.