Editor, Programming

Job Description

CNN Digital's Editor, Programming, will report to the Senior Editor, Programming, curating CNN's core surfaces, sending alerts to our app audience and using creativity in content packaging, with editorial judgment being first and foremost. This role requires exceptional news judgment, urgency and creativity in content presentation. You'll drive audience engagement, making decisions that affect how millions experience news.
Your Role Accountabilities…
• Master CNN's core platforms, demonstrating stellar news judgment
• Initiate creative feed organisation using CNN's content library
• Deploy top-notch editorial and news judgement to support clear, engaging curation and framing of CNN journalism
• Recognise programming and audience needs proactively and collaborate with senior team members
• Guide associate editors and occasionally serve as a shift lead
• Interact with stakeholders to share and receive feedback on initiatives and day-to-day programming
• Participate in post-mortems and strategic conversations to enhance programming
• Execute distribution strategies while monitoring audience data and optimising content
• Apply deep knowledge of digital content forms (video, articles, photo galleries, etc.) to program for user needs, identify trends, and communicate insights to senior leadership
• Contribute to content strategies based on audience behaviour and platform performance
• Edit breaking news and collaborate with writers in shaping alerts and articles

Qualifications & Experience…
• Demonstrable experience in digital news
• Excellent writing and editing skills, able to work quickly under pressure while maintaining high standards
• Strong collaborative mindset and communication skills
• Experience with analytics and content optimization
• Strategic thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
• Willingness to work nights and/or weekends
• Understanding of digital content across multiple formats
• Ability to make fast-paced editorial decisions
• Experience with content management and digital publishing tools

Additional Information
On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.
Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you'll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world's premier entertainment brands.
Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-5bk840-216-73-216-46-42 in your application.