Senior Editor, Media and Disinformation - Business

Job Description

Your New Role…

The Senior Media and Disinformation Editor is a first-rate journalist and industry observer, setting CNN's digital agenda for media news coverage and partnering with producers, reporters and correspondents across CNN. This is a role for a seasoned editor who has a nose for breaking news and a knack for coordinating coverage across a broad network. The ideal candidate thrives on the breakneck pace of deadline journalism, has top-notch news judgment and must love media news -- with a particular enthusiasm for contextualizing the dynamic and complex nature of the media business, Including the spread of misinformation and disinformation, and relate It to a broad consumer audience. This person is a strong collaborator who can help shape CNN Digital's business reporting and work across teams to oversee breaking news coverage.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Assign, edit and partner on news stories and newsletters and coordinate CNN's media coverage for a team of writers, collaborating across multiple teams of producers, reporters and correspondents.
• Edit work that is published and shared across CNN's mobile and desktop sites, apps, social accounts and other platforms.
• Shape story ideas and angles around complex topics and frame stories that explain complicated information for a general news audience, including the media industry, the spread of misinformation and the Intersection of technology and the media.
• Serve as a second set of eyes on alerts or on key pieces that need a good comb-through and/or creative punch.
• Serve as a partner to writers and editors in identifying distinctive angles on top stories, and in helping to make good stories great.
• CNN editors must be excellent communicators and diplomats. They are strong providers of feedback who help elevate CNN's storytelling across a wide range of digital platforms.
• Be skeptical, but not cynical – be genuinely excited by the changes and disruptions to the media industry and beyond, but also ready to take a critical look at why those changes are taking place.
• And last but never least: Editors are often the final step before a story goes to CNN's programming team to get distributed to millions of people worldwide; all editors work intently to make sure our stories are accurate and fair so that we continue to grow the trust between CNN and our audiences.

Qualifications & Experience…
• 5+ years of digital experience
• College degree or equivalent industry experience
• Strong knowledge of or passion for business and media news
• Excellent people management skills
• Demonstrates exceptional leadership qualities
• Strong editorial judgement
• Strong communication, team collaboration skills
• Warner Bros. Discovery requires anyone working in our workplaces in the US to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions to this vaccine requirement are available to those entitled to reasonable accommodations for religious or medical reasons. 

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. $113,890.00 - $211,510.00 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@wbd.com.

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