Senior Editor

Job Description

Your new CNN role:

CNN is seeking an experienced senior editor to join its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong to take a leading role in helping to shape the world's biggest and most important stories – with a strong focus on US domestic news.

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This is a role for an ambitious and capable editor with outstanding news judgment, excellent communication skills, and a passion for breaking news and distinctive features.

Working as part of a diverse, highly-collaborative team of digital-first editors and reporters, the senior editor will serve as a vital bridge in CNN's follow-the-sun operation to ensure consistent, multiplatform coverage around the clock.

You'll have proven high-level editing skills and the ability to distill complex ideas, bringing a deep understanding of US and international affairs, as well as an eye for emerging trends.

This is a newsroom leadership role that requires calm under pressure. As Senior News Editor you will help steer the overnight US news agenda during major breaking news – from civil unrest to natural disasters – responding in real-time to unexpected developments and making decisive editorial decisions.

You will have a broad portfolio and will be expected to move between reactive and proactive depending on the situation; executing detailed coverage plans; commissioning, editing, framing, and writing editorial content for all of CNN's platforms; ensuring all journalism produced adheres to CNN standards and integrity; and communicating across teams on multi-region news and investigative projects.

Though the role is located in Asia-Pacific, you will be working as part of a global, 24/7 digital-first cross-platform leadership team, providing a key overnight editorial link in CNN's US coverage, and will be comfortable moving between national and international news priorities.

Qualifications & Experience:
• A minimum of 8 years of editing experience for leading digital-first outlets
• A proven track record of editing major breaking news; superior news judgement; and the ability to deliver in a highly pressurized, deadline driven environment
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• The ability to deftly coordinate daily news assignments and the flow of information to deliver smart, accessible stories across platforms
• Able to think in headlines and smart framings, while considering the intended audience
• Heightened ability to identify news as it breaks – be it through sources, Dataminr, news wires, etc – and pivot accordingly
• Experience in managing others, setting editorial priorities and coordinating between teams and across time zones
• A passion for news; and a deep knowledge of US national affairs preferred
• College degree or equivalent industry experience
• Perfect grasp of written and spoken English
• Enthusiasm, flexibility and a desire to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment

Championing Inclusion at WBD
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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnq4z3-18-216-10-191-42 in your application.