Senior Director
Warner Bros. Discovery
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $133,420 - $247,780 per year
Job Level
About the role
- manage day-to-day breaking news across business, markets, tech, media and economy coverage
- identifies, sets, and oversees editorial priorities with an eye toward CNN’s own reporting process and through monitoring the competitive landscape
- manage a team of reporters, editors, and video producers including prioritizing assignments, directing reporting targets, identifying gaps and opportunities in coverage and coaching and evaluating the work itself
- help editors and reporters develop clear beats and coverage priorities
- ensure that reporting is fair, complete and appropriately aligned across platforms
- oversee editing of text pieces, ensuring high and consistent quality in the written product
- work with colleagues across CNN to develop sophisticated video and audio offerings on business topics
- help develop new digital storytelling formats designed to advance the audience’s understanding of business, finance and the economy
- play an active role in talent development across the team
Requirements
- 12+ years of editorial and digital news environment experience
- experience covering breaking news across business, markets, tech, media and economy coverage
- 3–5+ years of management experience
- minimum 10 years editing experience
- exceptional writing and editing skills
- experience working in digital video or broadcast television
- deep familiarity with the competitive coverage landscape
- exceptional news judgment and an obsession with precision
- experience guiding teams that have produced exclusive, agenda-setting journalism
- a track record of contributing to and executing stories across a variety of platforms
- a strong desire to experiment with storytelling formats and think creatively about how we serve our multiplatform audience
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
editorial experiencedigital news experienceediting experiencewriting skillsdigital video experiencebroadcast television experiencestorytelling formatsjournalismreporting skillsnews judgment
Soft Skills
team managementcoachingevaluating workprioritizing assignmentscreativitycommunicationcollaborationattention to detailstrategic thinkingtalent development