À propos de ce poste Director, CNN Business chez Warner Bros. Discovery
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CNN is looking for a seasoned journalist to take a leading role in helping to shape the world’s biggest and most important stories at the intersection of business, economics and current affairs.
The director is responsible for overseeing breaking business news during the U.S. day. The ideal candidate is comfortable leading reporters, working across coverage teams on big, globe-spanning stories and consulting with programming colleagues to make sure coverage priorities are reflected on CNN’s platforms.
This role is for an ambitious and creative digital-first business journalist with outstanding news judgment, excellent communication skills and a passion for news and distinctive enterprise reporting.
Responsibilities
Leading the business-news agenda and overseeing editorial in all formats and on all of CNN’s platforms, with a focus on business, markets, tech, media and economy coverage
Commissioning, framing, editing and writing editorial content for all of CNN’s platforms, including breaking news, analysis and distinctive enterprise journalism; working across formats including digital text, video and visuals
Working closely with correspondents, editors and stakeholders across the world on multi-region and multi-platform projects
Ensuring all journalism produced adheres to CNN standards
Working as part of a global 24/7 digital-first cross-platform team, providing a key editorial link between CNN’s European and APAC operations
Working occasional weekends and evenings
Qualifications
A minimum of 10 years of business news editing and/or writing experience for leading digital-first news outlets, with a proven track record in high-pressure, breaking news environments
Superior news judgment with the ability to think in headlines and frame complex business stories for a global audience
Experience conceiving and producing distinctive enterprise journalism, identifying unique reporting opportunities and investigative work
Enthusiasm, flexibility and a desire to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment
Exceptional writing skills, editing skills, news judgment and an obsession with precision
A strong desire to experiment with storytelling formats and think creatively about how we serve our multiplatform audience
Exceptional planning and organizational skills with a demonstrable track record of executing detailed digital-first coverage plans
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