Producer, CNN10

CNN team

Description

Your New Role...
CNN’s Digital Video Production team creates custom video content for all CNN platforms and select social platforms. We write, produce, shoot and edit digital videos and collaborate across the organization to cover breaking news and other important topics such as international conflicts, climate change, health, business and more.
This producer is primarily responsible for working with a small team to produce CNN 10, a daily news show for students over 13 and other viewers who want to learn about current events and global issues in 10 minutes or less. They will be writing daily scripts for talent, synthesizing complex news stories for a student audience, as well as identifying visual elements, and producing longer-term packages for future shows.
The ideal candidate is a video-first storyteller with a passion for breaking news who is confident operating independently in a fast-paced environment. They should be able to pitch ideas and write scripts that will engage a younger audience both in and out of the classroom. They should be comfortable working with talent and have experience producing video content for digital platforms. Strong editorial judgment is a must.
This position must be in Atlanta. It is currently a Sunday-Thursday hybrid schedule.
Your Role Accountabilities…
  • Identify daily news and trending video stories to pitch to the senior producer
  • Research, write scripts and gather elements for daily news videos
  • Work with talent to record the daily show and additional elements for social platforms
  • Edit videos for CNN’s digital audience and social platforms
  • Publish videos using CNN’s content management system and social publishing tools
  • Use performance data to continually evolve how we tell stories for the digital audience
  • Collaborate with colleagues in CNN bureaus around the world
  • Ensure all published videos adhere to CNN’s editorial and production standards
  • Pitch & produce ideas for future news events and other news priorities

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience…
  • 5+ years of working at a major media outlet, or equivalent experience
  • Deep understanding of digital video and social media platforms
  • Experience fact-checking stories and conducting interviews
  • Passion for breaking news and current events
  • Skilled with post-production software Adobe Premiere
  • Comfort filming interviews and broll sequences a plus
  • Track record of collaborating in a deadline-driven environment
  • Strong writing, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must be able to work holidays, weekends, overnights and extended hours as the news cycle and deadlines require
  • Foreign language skills a plus

How to apply

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**Overview** CNN Worldwide is a portfolio of more than two dozen news and information services across cable, satellite, radio, wireless devices and the Internet in more than 200 countries worldwide. Domestically, CNN reaches more individuals on television, the web and mobile devices than any other TV news organization in the United States. Internationally, CNN is the most widely distributed news channel reaching more than 260 million households abroad; and, the CNN Digital Network is consistently the No.1 current events and news destination on the web. CNN International is the most watched global 24-hour news network. CNN International can be seen in more than 260 million television households in more than 200 countries and territories through a network of 38 satellites. Since September 1997, CNN International has been regionalized into five separate regions: CNN International Europe / Middle East / Africa, CNN International Asia Pacific, CNN International South Asia, CNN International Latin America and CNN International North America. Additionally, CNN Newsource is the world's most extensively utilized news service partnering with hundreds of local and international news organizations around the world. CNN is division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company.

Job Details

Posted on Jun 6

Atlanta, GA, USA

Hybrid

Full time

Senior