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Msnbc.com, the award-winning news site widely recognized as the best on the Internet, is the exclusive online channel for the NBC News family. Msnbc.com’s driving force is to provide the optimal consumer experience, presenting a diverse range of original content and the best from our partners in a rich multi-media environment that includes interactive features and free streaming video, allowing users to access the news and information they want, when and how they want it, 24 hours a day.
Check back here regularly to view employment opportunities at msnbc.com. Unless otherwise indicated, all positions are located in the Seattle, WA area.
To apply for positions on our team, respond by email to . Please include the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line. Send mail to:
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Redmond, WA 98052
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Msnbc values diversity in its work place and is committed to equal opportunity.
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Editorial positions
Interactive Editor
Msnbc.com is seeking an experienced interactive developer to join our team. The interactive team is a small group with an enormous audience and huge ambitions. We're out to fundamentally change the way news is presented online.
Think of it as storytelling: We use interactivity and multimedia to bring depth to news. We make data move. We make current events, important concepts, trends more relevant, richer and reactive. We innovate in a fast-paced environment. And we do it on a site with a billion page views each month.
What we need: an expert-level Actionscript coder/rockstar with significant dev experience (CS or equivalent background preferred). If you're there, we'll assume you have at least a few other languages in your tool belt, you can sling JavaScript and have mastered CSS/HTML, natch. You probably have a database-driven application in your portfolio as well.
We like: Information architecture and interface design experience, data mining and visualization skills, project management know-how. A media background isn't strictly necessary, but it helps to have sensibilities about consuming media and how news should be presented.
Position available in the Seattle area. Please send a link to a recent portfolio site along with your resume.
Multimedia Editor
Msnbc.com is seeking an experienced Multimedia Producer / Picture Editor in the NYC area. We are looking for an individual who can collaborate with internal teams, parent companies and content providers. The Multimedia Team supports all sections of the site by editing compelling photojournalism and multimedia on a daily basis and on bigger projects. Proven news judgment, high ethical standards and interpersonal skills are necessary. A successful candidate will have broad knowledge and curiosity about news of all kinds and show a keen eye for spotting interesting and newsworthy visual content. An innovative spirit, passion for digital media, and the ability to solve problems in a fast paced, sometimes hectic environment are highly desirable.
A BA degree in Photojournalism, Multimedia Journalism or other disciplines that emphasize visual storytelling and multimedia production and/or editing is required. Strong candidates with equivalent experience or education will be considered. A minimum of two years experience producing or editing visual content for newspapers or online news is essential. Further knowledge of broadcast production, audio/video editing and/or Macromedia Flash is a plus.
Must be organized and able to manage daily and long-term projects simultaneously. Must be a self-starter but be able to work in a collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate will be flexible with their time as this position will include some night and weekend shifts.
Senior Video Producer, Originals
Msnbc.com, the No. 1 online news site, is looking for an experienced Senior Video Producer to help refine and grow our online video programming. We seek an individual who can collaborate with internal teams and our parent companies to increase the quantity and improve the quality of our daily video content and presentation; and implement strategies within msnbc.com pages and video player to grow audience and engagement.
Project-ownership duties of this position will include editorial and production leadership of msnbc.com’s original video efforts, including collaboration with vendors, NBC News staff, software engineering, video engineering, and ad operations teams to maximize the efficient production of high-value original video productions for msnbc.com’s audience. Experience derived from the daily desk duties below will help this producer find maximum efficiencies between existing video production and original video efforts, including but not limited to workflow sharing, cross-promotion and sharing of content, and coproductions with NBC News broadcast and Cable units.
Like all Senior Video Producers, this team member will also be required to work some daily desk shifts, supporting all sections of msnbc.com to provide compelling video content and collaborate with broadcast and cable news staffs to help their best content flow onto our site. Proven news judgment, high ethical standards and good interpersonal skills are required. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of and curiosity about national, international and cultural events of all kinds and show a superior eye for spotting interesting video. Writing and verbal communication, team-work, organization and work-ethic are essential qualities for a successful candidate. An entrepreneurial, innovative spirit and passion for digital media are highly desirable.
A BA degree, particularly in Journalism, History, English, Film or other discipline emphasizing storytelling and multimedia creation, is required. Strong candidates with equivalent experience and education may be considered. Minimum five years experience writing/producing/editing/promoting video on the Web, including daily collaboration with established broadcast or cable entities is essential. A portfolio reel will also be required and reviewed as part of the application process..
Must be able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressured, often hectic environment. Must be able to be flexible and meet deadlines while managing multiple projects. Must be self-motivated while maintaining a collaborative team orientation. This position is located in our New York City, NY location.
Finance positions
Business Analyst
Msnbc.com is looking for a Business Analyst to provide analytical and problem solving leadership to improve the company’s business performance. Reporting to the VP Finance and Corporate Development, this position will conduct revenue, cost and market analysis to improve planning and reporting, provide visibility into the company’s operations, and identify opportunities to create value for the business. Additional responsibilities include working with product and site managers to provide data that will guide decision making; putting together financial analysis and trends on a quarterly basis for revenue products and cost centers; helping sales and business development scope out new opportunities by providing finance support and due diligence; tracking sales commissions/bonus plans; and provide back up support for finance and accounting duties.
This position offers a growth opportunity for an early career finance professional looking to broaden his/her skill set and exposure to a variety of business challenges in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
Requires a BA in business or finance, and 2+ years experience in financial analysis or related work. Must have analytical and problem-solving skills, and experience working in excel; ability to provide business context and analysis based on data; strong customer service attitude; strong knowledge of finance and interest in business; strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively on projects; great attention to detail. This position is located in Redmond, WA.
Marketing and Research positions
Director, Business Development
This senior level msnbc.com executive will be responsible for managing major activities or projects related to the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities that grow profitability and audience. Develops and manages joint content and distribution relationships with strategic partners. Analyzes information and develops recommendations for new initiatives, alliances and partnerships. Negotiates independently on standard deals and makes recommendations to exec team as needed on complex, strategic, larger revenue deals.
Requires experience in business development, contracts, licensing, and/or marketing. Must be well-versed in the online media landscape and all its peripheral players in order to seek out partners that best align with msnbc.com’s strategy and to realize optimal opportunity. Must be able to maneuver complex organization (msnbc.com, Microsoft, MSN, NBC) in order to gain internal and parental support and enthusiasm for new partnerships. Should be both strategic to align efforts with business goals and tactical to execute and make goals a reality. MBA strongly preferred. This position is located in Redmond, WA.
Research Analyst
Msnbc.com is looking for a Research Analyst to drive quantitative and qualitative research projects to support msnbc.com’s consumer focus, technological innovation, branding, and market share growth. This person will be responsible for handling all phases of primary research studies, with a heavy focus on delivering high quality, in-depth analyses, and drawing actionable business recommendations from survey data, web analytics tools, competitive analysis, and other primary and secondary data sources. Support both regularly scheduled and ad hoc research and needs across all departments. Accountable for individual research projects under direction of the Marketing Research Manager and the VP of Marketing. A strong analytical bent and intellectual curiosity, passion for understanding consumer needs and online news media, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to present data and tailor recommendations to a wide variety of audiences, and strong project management and prioritization skills are required. This position demands keen insight into online user behavior as well as knowledge of web analytics measurement and online survey methodology. Web analytics experience required, Omniture SiteCatalyst expertise a huge plus.
Web analytics research experience required. A Bachelor’s degree is required in Marketing Research, Business, Marketing, Journalism, English, Psychology, Sociology, and/or other field with emphasis in information synthesis and analysis. Strong candidates with equivalent experience may be considered. 1-2 years of service in marketing or media research. Experience with Omniture.com’s SiteCatalyst reporting system desired. Experience in a research role for a complex multimedia website strongly preferred. Direct experience in online news industry a plus. Must have strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and writing skills, be able to articulate precise, clear research findings and produce actionable business recommendations. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressured and hectic environment. Must be able to be flexible and meet deadlines while managing multiple projects. Must be self-motivated while maintaining a collaborative team orientation. Respect for different work styles and communication styles is essential, as is the ability to present information persuasively to co-workers and executives whose communication style may differ from the candidate’s.
Sr. Director, Sales Development
The Senior Director of Sales Development position is focused on driving new sales opportunities for msnbc.com specific to creating new sales channels and managing new sales partnerships. This position will report directly to the VP of Sales and will work closely with the sales product management team and the partner sales channels to drive new business development and respond to client needs. Key responsibilities include developing compelling marketing solutions and providing top-notch customer service to clients. Will function as the product expert for our sales partners.
This position will also help drive sales strategy and ad product development working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Must be able to demonstrate both strong organizational skills that enable solid planning and execution and at the same time work creatively and with entrepreneurial spirit to drive new business opportunities.
The position will develop key relationships with sales partners and publishers, MSN AEs, AM’s and internal MSN sales contacts and work with msnbc.com Sales Product Managers to manage sales communications regarding product and sales operations issues and opportunities. This position requires strong presentation skills and will need to be able to get into and develop relationships with high level client contacts and business decision makers. This position will also be responsible for marketing competitive information and day to day servicing of existing accounts. Must be able to provide strong customer support and will be a key part of sales team decisions.
This position will also work with various internal partners including sales product management, marketing, editorial, and technology to help drive product strategy, monetization plans, and be the advocate for advertising clients internally.
Requires a minimum 8 years experience in media sales or marketing. Candidates must have strong sales presentation skills as well as project management and sales packaging/pricing skills.
The ideal candidates will be action oriented, results driven individuals able to function cooperatively within a complex sales organizational structure. Candidates must also demonstrate exceptional customer-focus and be confident communicators in phone, written and face-to-face settings. Ideal candidates must have the ability to identify new sales opportunities, define the products to meet the account's needs, and execute solutions to meet their revenue goals. It is crucial that candidates be able to represent msnbc.com with integrity and trustworthiness. Candidates must have excellent relationship and time management skills in order to successfully manage accounts and revenue opportunities. This position is located in New York City.
Technology positions
Program Manager, Release
The msnbc.com Product Services team is looking for a solid technical release PM with strong project management skills, extensive experience working with offshore and international teams that will also have operations responsibilities. You will be focused on the technical (code and operational) aspects of running a production website in addition to the functional and feature demands of editorial partners and customers. You will work closely with the Development team, and other groups within msnbc.com and MSN. This requires a solid understanding of .NET architecture and .NET CLR. You must be able to articulate development and operational requirements and discuss specific aspects of the platform with internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with Web Operations, Development, and Test, one of the key objectives of this role is to understand, drive necessary efforts focused on site performance, stability and security problems.
Responsibilities and focus areas for this coming year include: Ability to drive, communicate and obtain results on the complex technical aspects of msnbc.com publishing platform (e.g. Rendering, Feeds). Working closely with Dev, Test and WebOps, you will be accountable for site performance related areas (page weight, IIS, core rendering services, storage, XSL/HTML/CSS/JS, etc.), stability and security. Drive the msnbc.com SWAT team to address live site emergencies whenever it is called into action. You will also facilitate and drive a site release agility initiative and performance testing enhancement related effort and, time permitting, write specification and project manage projects within the Product Services team. You will be accountable for coordinating cross-group activities to achieve effectiveness in described focus areas and responsibilities.
Skills and experience required include: 5 years experience in managing production web sites; extensive experience working with offshore and international teams, strong leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively across groups; advanced experience in project management (schedules, risks, change control, Product Studio and MS Project, etc.) and in program management (innovating, articulating other’s ideas into plans, specs, usability, shipping features, working well with Development, strong technical background, strong negotiation skills, customer passion); advanced knowledge of IIS (4.0 and up), Windows Server (NT 4.0 and up), CMS/ BroadVision / Vignette or some large publishing platform; solid knowledge of ASP and ASP.NET, SQL and .NET architecture and CLR; A BA/BS or MS degree in computer science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience required.
Software Development Engineer, Site Development Team
You know, we had a prepared speech ready to tell you how great this job is, but instead, we’re going to tear that speech up and just speak from the heart.
(Sound of prepared speech being torn up.)
Here’s the bottom line: We’re looking for software developer who’s two things:
1) A brilliant software engineering mind who can’t be contained in just one technology. Your war stories include adventures in C#, SQL, XML/XSL/XSLT, ASP.NET and some stuff they haven’t even created acronyms for yet. Whatever it took to get the job done. You’ve had it with the dull, siloed, bureaucratic existence in huge corporations, but you really don’t want to go work for a startup where chaotic 100-hour weeks are the norm and every bug is treated like a company-wide panic attack that threatens to imperil the next round of funding.
2) You’re a news junkie. Some have even called you a “problem news junkie.”
If that sparks your interest, keep reading. Msnbc.com is a company of about 200 employees dedicated to delivering the Web’s leading news site and helping define the future of journalism in the process. According to our internal figures, we serve approximately a billion page views a month. That’s “billion” with a “b.” Though we’re the 10-year-old brainchild of corporate parents Microsoft and NBC Universal, we have a distinct culture all our own. At msnbc.com, you get a profit sharing program, but also a life.
But enough about us. Let’s talk about you.
As an msnbc.com Software Development Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to design and develop advanced features and functionality in a multi-tier Web environment. Duties include creating and reviewing functional and design specifications, writing and reviewing C#, XSL and SQL code, debugging and analyzing code, troubleshooting and resolving issues related to site features, and working closely with program managers, testers, and other business teams in the process.
You’ll need to apply advanced C# programming skills, excellent XML/XSL/XSLT skills, and solid SQL database architectural and development skills. Additionally, you’ll need working knowledge of highly scalable internet-based systems and experience in shared development with ASP.NET, Web services, Internet Protocols (Soap/XML etc), HTML/DHTML/CSS, IIS, and scripting languages (VBScript, Jscript). To demonstrate your experience in programming for Web environments, please provide specific URLs that showcase high-traffic sites and projects you’ve worked on.
You’ll also need to be creative. Really. We have a company-wide brainstorming alias and people from all disciplines contribute and debate innovative ideas as we determine what to build next. You’ll also need a firm grasp of what we like to call “the basics”: knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, strong ship discipline, outstanding written and verbal skills, and an ability to communicate effectively with partners inside and outside of msnbc.com without baffling or enraging them. You also need to be exceptionally self-motivated, because we’re really just too small to hire professional motivators who do nothing all day but stand behind you barking encouragement while you’re trying to code.
A BS degree in computer science or related program is preferred, but if you can make the case that you’ve amassed an equivalent level of knowledge from your personal school of real-world experience and hard knocks (see also: Bill Gates), hey, make your pitch.
We should warn you, however, that this place is pretty intense. This is the news business, after all. History live. Some days you get to work on what you planned. Some days you get Hurricane Katrina. You’ll need to be able to thrive in a fast-paced collaborative environment, juggle priorities and resources with ease, improvise and adapt to overcome obstacles, and assess risk and make trade-offs to achieve project goals. No one said driving the future of news was going to be easy. That’s why we try to have a little fun during the downtimes and even the busy times.
At msnbc.com, thinking big and taking risks is a part of our culture. If that’s the kind of challenge you’re looking for, contact us today.
Technical Account Manager
Are you the type of person that loves working with partners on projects at both the technical and business level, balancing a variety of short to long term software development projects, and triaging day-to-day partner requests all at once to help both businesses thrive!? If so, we might just have the job for you:
Msnbc.com is seeking a dynamic Technical Account Manager to manage and develop a premier partner relationship. You will be the critical link for the organization of all partner projects built on the msnbc.com publishing platform; assessing the technical feasibility for new projects in collaboration with engineering and stakeholders; managing the project calendar and resourcing, ensuring sufficient resources are applied to projects and milestones; communicating project expectations and ensure project timeliness; generating project status reports; acting as first point of contact for all partner related projects; managing contractors and additional resources as necessary; and providing creative and technical direction for new projects. You must be a creative, self motivated, dynamic, quality conscious, detailed project leader with a track record of effective decision making, people management, problem solving skills, with extremely strong verbal and written communication skills. You also must have the desire to forge successful long-term partnerships and possess the ability to handle uncertainty, ambiguity and the unique demands of the web space/time. Travel from Redmond to New York on a quarterly basis is necessary.
The ideal candidate will have a BA/BS degree in Computer Science (or related technical major), a minimum of 4 years experience in platform and web site development. Experience in external partner account management is preferred, experience in the online media industry a definite plus.
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