Warner Bros. Discovery

VP, Visuals & Design

Warner Bros. Discovery

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $185,010 - $343,590 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • CNN is seeking a Vice President of Visuals & Design, CNN to lead its Visuals & Design divisions and collaborate closely with cross-functional reporting teams across the newsroom.
  • This leadership role is responsible for guiding visuals, shaping the visual identity of CNN’s daily news coverage, and leading the day-to-day operations of visual storytelling across breaking news, features, and enterprise reporting.
  • Set and execute an ambitious, innovative editorial vision for Visuals Design that upholds the highest journalistic standards.
  • Elevate the role of visuals in CNN’s coverage across all platforms in close partnership with editorial leadership.
  • Ensure delivery of high-impact visual storytelling aligned with CNN’s editorial priorities, voice, and identity.
  • Strengthen and maintain a cohesive visual brand across platforms and products.
  • Lead daily operations for visuals across news, enterprise, investigative, and features coverage.
  • Collaborate across the newsroom to ensure visual projects are fair, transparent, accurate, and sharply framed.
  • Manage teams through ongoing organizational change.
  • Foster a collaborative, communicative culture that supports innovation and excellence.
  • Recruit, develop, and retain top creative and editorial talent, inspiring a diverse team to innovate and collaborate in new ways.
  • Provide continuous feedback, coaching, and creative direction to drive quality and innovation across teams.
  • Set performance metrics for visuals that support audience growth, engagement, and business goals.
  • Leverage audience insights and analytics to guide content strategy and maximize reach, engagement, and conversion.
  • Partner with Product, Editorial, Programming, Data and other teams to develop and execute a multi-platform visual content strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Guide the responsible adoption of AI tools across visuals workflows and products.
  • Manage budgets, software tools, external partnerships, and overall resource allocation to support strategic priorities.

Requirements

  • 12-15+ years of experience in visual media, journalism, or digital storytelling, with a strong emphasis on digital and multi-platform work.
  • 5+ years of senior leadership experience managing large, multi-layered editorial and creative teams in complex newsroom environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Journalism, Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Exceptional editorial judgment and strong news instincts, with the ability to make clear, timely decisions in high-pressure situations.
  • An effective, inspirational leader who understands how to build high-performing teams and scalable systems for content creation.
  • Strong data fluency, using analytics and audience insights to help guide decisions.
  • Deep fluency in graphics, programming, illustration, and design, with the ability to lead, evaluate, and partner with specialized teams, and a strong awareness of emerging technologies shaping the industry.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, interdependent, and matrixed relationships across editorial, product, technology, and business teams.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, 24/7 news environment with a distributed workforce.
Benefits
  • health insurance coverage
  • an employee wellness program
  • life and disability insurance
  • a retirement savings plan
  • paid holidays and sick time
  • vacation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
visual mediadigital storytellinggraphicsprogrammingillustrationdesigndata fluencyaudience insightseditorial judgmentperformance metrics
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationinfluencedecision-makingcoachinginnovationteam buildingorganizational change management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in JournalismBachelor’s degree in Design