Coordinator, VOD and Content Planning

Warner Bros. Discovery

. Play a central role in shaping the on-demand news experience for our streaming platform .

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $51,106 - $94,910 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ruby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Play a central role in shaping the on-demand news experience for our streaming platform
Select, edit, schedule, and optimize video-on-demand (VOD) content
Ensure the most relevant and engaging news segments are accessible to viewers across platforms
Collaborate with newsgathering verticals, editorial leads, and video teams
Identify and program high-impact news segments, interviews, and packages for on-demand consumption
Maintain a daily and weekly publishing cadence
Oversee light editing of VOD content as needed
Ensure content is correctly tagged, titled, and visually merchandised for discoverability
Be attuned to content performance data to identify trends and optimize VOD programming
Partner with merchandising senior manager and content verticals to identify emerging storylines and request appropriate clips or edits
Work closely with the video production team to utilize and repurpose broadcast and digital footage
Use content management systems (CMS) and scheduling tools to program and update VOD shelves and rails

Requirements

What you’ll need

1–3 years of experience in news production, digital video, streaming, or editorial programming
Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify timely, compelling segments for on-demand audiences
Familiarity with video editing tools (e.g., Adobe Premiere or similar)
Experience with CMS platforms, video publishing workflows, and metadata entry
Comfortable reviewing performance data to derive insights and make strategic content decisions
Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with editorial, video, and technical teams
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Clear written and verbal communication; able to translate editorial goals into platform-native content executions
High standard for quality control, accuracy, and publishing timeliness
Prior experience in digital newsrooms or OTT/streaming content teams preferred
Familiarity with analytics dashboards (e.g., Looker, Adobe, or internal performance tools) preferred
Interest in developing content formats tailored to evolving viewer behaviors in a mobile and on-demand environment preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid holidays and sick time
Vacation

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Hard Skills & Tools

video editingeditorial programmingcontent optimizationmetadata entrycontent taggingcontent schedulingperformance data analysisVOD programmingdigital video productionnews production

Soft Skills

editorial judgmentinterpersonal skillscommunicationstrategic decision makingquality controltime managementcollaborationadaptabilitystakeholder managementproblem solving