Job Description
The Associate Producer, Programming, reports to the Senior Producer, Programming, and is responsible for taking the extraordinary content of CNN, curating and organizing it for CNN's core platforms. Programming Associate Producer are obsessed with writing that perfect headline and creating that perfect presentation for CNN's powerful homepages. This position requires a passion for connecting audiences with compelling journalism and the ability to think like readers, watchers, and listeners to help connect disparate digital dots for the benefit of global audiences second-by-second, minute-by-minute.
Your Role Accountabilities
• Assist Senior Producer in curation of daily content
• Manage updates to story headlines and imagery on core platforms
• Keep an eye on social trends and digital conversations
• Experiment regularly to boost traffic and conversion rates
• Write accurate headlines and alerts with speed and audience appeal
• Exercise fast-paced news judgment and CMS work
• Create compelling digital packages for distribution across multiple platforms
• Suggest and help execute programming strategies
• Help execute projects while monitoring audience data and optimizing content
• Participate in post-mortem and conversations about improving programming
Qualifications & Experience
• 2+ years of related experience
• Excellent writing and text editing skills
• Ability to work quickly under pressure and collaborate closely with others
• Knowledge of digital content in multiple forms (articles, videos, galleries, social content, interactives, podcasts, etc.)
• Experience with audience analytics and A/B testing preferred
• Strong feedback communication skills and collaborative mindset
• Flexibility with hours and willingness to work weekends, including occasional nights for breaking news/major events.
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