Associate Production Manager

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

The Team

Join CNN's inclusive Image+Sound team! As a member of Image+Sound you'll be part of a team focused on excellence. You'll work to develop yourself and discover ways to release your creativity. The Associate Production Manager is part of Image+Sound's Production Services unit. Production Services provides 24/7 production and editorial expertise to support CNN's storytelling.

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The Job

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 Associate Production Manager is responsible for scheduling all of Atlanta's Image+Sound teams within Creative Services and Production Services, comprised of 200+ personnel, working around the clock in a dynamic news environment.

The Daily
• Making decisions for the day-to-day assignments for Creative Services and Production Services staff.
• Approving, coordinating, and tracking time away for the staff.
• Collaborating with management and partners to make effective scheduling decisions.
• Collaborating with management to make specific task assignments based on skills and project needs.
• Assisting in reporting details for resource allocations and acting as a subject matter expert for the current scheduling tool.

The Essentials
• Bachelor's degree (typically in liberal arts such as journalism, English, political science) or similar demonstrated on the job experience.
• Three (3) plus years of experience in news or video production.
• Previous experience scheduling personnel and or working with scheduling tools such as Newsdesk, WorkSchedule, Show Manager, excel or other industry tools.
• Proven creative problem-solving skills. Ability to create win-win situations.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• A strong curiosity for current and historic events.
• A motivation to grow and adapt to a rapidly changing business.
• Willingness to be on-call during assigned weekdays and weekends.
• Command of the English language. Other language skills are highly valued, especially Spanish.
• Agility in work environment. Associate Production Managers may at times work on-site in an open workspace environment, or remotely via a company provided laptop.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a hybrid world via applications like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Zoom.

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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