OVERVIEW 

As a Business News Editor, you will lead and manage a team of reporters covering some of the most dynamic and impactful beats in global business: technology, energy, general business news, and careers/workplace trends. With strong news judgment, you will steer coverage that resonates with a global business audience and supports a growing, subscription-focused strategy—prioritizing distinctive, high-value journalism that drives loyalty and repeat engagement.  

This role also carries a strong audience and distribution focus, ensuring that CNBC’s journalism not only breaks news but also reaches and engages audiences where they are, across platforms and formats, with an emphasis on converting and retaining subscribers. You will be a steady, reliable leader, guiding the team through both breaking news and in-depth feature coverage. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Lead coverage across tech, general business news, and careers/workplace beats, shaping stories that set the agenda for a global business audience.  

• Be audience and data obsessed, using analytics to inform editorial decisions and optimize story performance.  

• Manage and mentor reporters, providing editorial guidance, feedback, and career development support.  

• Support reporters in building sources with a view to deliver agenda-setting scoops and analysis for our readers.  

• Edit stories to CNBC style, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and impact under tight deadlines.  

• Work cross-functionally with TV, video, and social media teams to produce multiplatform journalism that maximizes reach and impact.  

• Develop forward-looking editorial plans around key news events, industry trends, and policy shifts on your beat.  

• Generate and refine story ideas that combine sharp reporting, original analysis, and global relevance.  

• Maintain high editorial standards, ensuring accuracy, balance, and compliance with CNBC’s guidelines.  

• Contribute to newsroom leadership, helping shape CNBC International’s digital strategy and culture.  

Audience & Engagement Responsibilities  

• Assist in curating, editing, and publishing content across social platforms (Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), ensuring posts are accurate, engaging, and consistent with CNBC’s editorial voice.  

• Curate and update the CNBC.com homepage and app front to highlight the most impactful and relevant stories.  

• Write, edit, and send timely, high-impact mobile push alerts.  

• Monitor, analyze, and act on audience data via tools like Pars.ly and internal dashboards.  

• Edit and repackage stories for different formats (social threads, SEO-optimized headlines, vertical video, etc.).  

• Stay ahead of digital trends, platform shifts, and emerging audience behaviors.  

• Collaborate closely with TV and Digital teams to align promotion and platform strategy for maximum visibility.