Editorial Review Assistant

Job Description

The Job
WarnerMedia seeks an Editorial Review Assistant for the CNN department.

As a member of Production Services, you will contribute to creating a great work environment where you can grow in your career and be part of a high performing team that delivers quality journalism for CNN worldwide. The Production Services Editorial Review Assistants are the last set of eyes and ears that review our content for accuracy before it goes to air.

The Daily
• You will do a high-level check of technical and editorial accuracy.
• You will provide a summary of the content so that basic details are available for search and library selections.
• You will play a role in cataloging CNN programming worldwide.
• You will collaborate with CNN show teams across bureaus to validate on screen fonts for accuracy and CNN style.
• Researching & approving video and text searches to support font creation and information gathering for produced items.
• Enhancing records with tagging, keywords and indexing for items that will be kept beyond the initial production cycle.
• Locating and entering essential metadata fields, creating abstracts that summarize the editorial content/context, viewing video and writing descriptive narratives of visuals.
• Identifying people, places and technical quality.
• Collaborating with show teams and partners to ensure accuracy and accountability.
• Agility in work environment.
• The Image+Sound Editorial Review Assistant may at times work in an open workspace environment, or remotely via a company provided laptop. Image+Sound Production Services follows CDC recommendations as they relate to workspace environments. As recommendations change, the work environment may also change.

The Essentials
• Two (2) years of editorial experience and solid news awareness.
• Good research, spelling and typing skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills – this includes the ability to effectively analyze and communicate editorial details as it specifically applies to video.
• Be able to communicate effectively in writing and in conversation.
• The ability to pay close attention to detail.
• The knowledge of how newscasts are put together and what is required to get video on the air.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Bachelor's degree (typically in liberal arts such as journalism, English, political science) or similar demonstrated on the job experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv7bn7-18-191-254-0-42 in your application.