Editorial Producer, Newsroom Weekend

Job Description

Your New Role...

The Editorial Producer is responsible for booking guests, making pitches, and handling newsmaker requests for CNN Newsroom. Duties include but are not limited to: communicating with all guests on the show, reconfirming their travel & arrival times, upgrading bookings when breaking news occurs and working under very tight deadlines.

The Editorial Producer must also be able to conduct pre-interviews over the phone, work with technical production managers to setup live and taped b-roll shoots, conduct preliminary research, pitch guest ideas and work on long term bookings. Editorial Producers work with Segment Producers to develop characters for debates and political panels. Job may require travel and flexible scheduling for breaking news situations.

Qualifications & Experienc
• A qualified candidate for this position must have 3+ years as a booking producer or equivalent production experience.
• A bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience
• Research skills are essential to this position.
• Proven performance and an established rolodex in booking high profile news guests are necessary.
• This candidate must be able to multi-task, execute quickly, and be editorially strong.
• Knowledge of current events, key players and issues in global affairs a must.
• Organizational skills and writing skills are essential to this position. .

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $63,700.00 - $118,300.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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