Producer/ Editor, Originals, CNBC
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Versant is hiring a Producer/Editor for CNBC Originals in the Middle East to lead production of digital-first video content like CNBC Explains and Founder Effect. The role involves pitching, scripting, editing, and managing full production workflows for a global audience.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end production of CNBC Explains and Founder Effect content in the Middle East
- Pitch and develop stories with strong audience appeal focusing on business, technology and entrepreneurship
- Script and edit videos ensuring clarity, accuracy and strong narrative structure
- Plan and oversee shoots, directing camera operators and leading interviews
- Manage post production workflows using Adobe Premiere
- Collaborate with international counterparts to maintain consistency across global franchises
- Adapt content for multiple platforms including digital, broadcast and social
- Track performance and apply audience insights to improve future output
- Liaise with creative team to develop motion graphics and data visualisations
Requirements
- Proven experience in video production and editing for digital first content
- Strong scripting and narrative structuring skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere for editing
- Ability to manage end to end production from pitching to final delivery
- Knowledge of business, technology, and entrepreneurship topics
- Experience adapting content for multiple platforms (digital, broadcast, social)
- Strong fact checking and compliance skills
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Role Overview
- The Producer, Originals leads the production of CNBC Explains and Founder Effect in the Middle East, delivering high quality, digital first video content that explains complex business, economic and entrepreneurial topics for a global audience.
- Working closely with CNBC's broadcast and digital teams, the producer is embedded in the wider newsroom to identify timely, relevant stories, surface strong contributors and develop compelling editorial angles.
- They manage the full production process from pitching and scripting through to edit and repurposing for broadcast and social ensuring each episode meets CNBC's editorial standards and performs across platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end production of CNBC Explains and Founder Effect content in the Middle East, from idea generation through to final delivery
- Pitch and develop stories with strong audience appeal, focusing on business, technology and entrepreneurship in the region
- Script and edit videos, ensuring clarity, accuracy and strong narrative structure
- Plan and oversee shoots, directing camera operators and leading interviews with contributors
- Manage post production workflows using Adobe Premiere, delivering high quality edits to deadlines.
- Collaborate with international counterparts to maintain consistency across global franchises
- Work closely with the wider newsroom to identify relevant stories and contributors
- Adapt content for multiple platforms, including digital, broadcast and social, with a focus on audience engagement
- Ensure all content is fact checked, compliant and delivered on time
- Track performance and apply audience insights to improve future output
- Liaise with the creative team to develop motion graphics and data visualisations that enhance storytelling
- Support other Originals projects as required
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