Associate Producer, (CNN Digital Programming) - Est. Salary: $52K - $97K
Location: Atlanta, GA
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CNN’s digital platforms are the front line between our journalism and CNN’s global audiences. Decisions taken by the programming and alerts team – headlines, push notifications, photo choices and story priorities – are crucial to ensuring our journalism has the maximum impact.
At CNN, programming producers are far more than traditional homepage editors. They combine an instinctive flair for writing snappy headlines with a desire to dive deep into the data that can inform longer-term programming decisions. They handle breaking news stories of global impact, assessing conflicting information and prioritizing a large amount of content.
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Your New Role…
Are you cool under pressure and creative?
Can you craft a notification or headline to make any story interesting?
Do you have a thirst for news and knack for making it understandable?
Do you have a passion for finding the perfect visuals to go with a story?
Are you all about making news as engaging an experience as the rest of our digital lives?
Then you should join the CNN Digital Programming Team as an Associate Producer.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Programming Associate Producers are obsessed with finding that perfect alert, headline, image and curation for stories. They optimize homepages and social platforms.
They take initiative to recognize programming needs, and they work with more senior team members to make sure the needs are met.
They focus on CNN's hot-seat programming duties, including high-speed writing of accurate headlines, fast-paced news judgment and CMS work. It also means writing audience-friendly notifications.
This position will require a high degree of flexibility with hours and a willingness to work nights and weekends.
Programming Associate Producers are seen internally as go-to people for how to get compelling and essential journalism seen and shared. To that end, they think like readers, watchers and listeners and help connect disparate digital dots to the benefit of global audiences second-by-second, minute-by-minute.
They are addicted to audience analytics and A/B testing and work to ensure CNN is meeting its revenue goals.
Digital Associate Producers are ace collaborators, working with video and photo teams, social teams, content teams and beyond.
They are excellent givers of feedback, and they participate in post-mortems and other conversations about sharpening our programming.
They have a knowledge of digital content in many forms -- articles, videos, galleries, social content, interactives, podcasts, etc -- across the entire portfolio and create compelling digital packages for distribution on a wide range of platforms.
They suggest ideas and/or execute programming strategies that contribute to the life of content, from publication through ongoing refreshes and updates.
They help execute projects, watching a wide range of audience data closely, optimizing content as needed.
The Essentials
Typically 2 or more years of related experience.
Excellent writing and editing skills.
The ability to work quickly under pressure and collaborate closely with others is essential.
Willingness to work nights and/or weekends.
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The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $52,300.00 - $97,128.00 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).
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