Writer / Reporter, Transportation

Job Description

CNN is looking for a writer/reporter to join the transportation beat in Washington, DC writing and reporting for CNN's digital sites.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Candidate should be an outstanding storyteller with a burning desire to break news and tell stories – whether text or video – in the most compelling ways. Candidate must be able to digest complex transportation news and distill it quickly into clean copy.
• As the transportation reporter, you will be responsible for building tight relationships with sources and breaking news and enterprise stories across the transportation landscape, including road, rail, seas and skies.
• Ideal candidate will be detail oriented and able to find compelling stories and break news that other outlets don't have.
• Act as subject matter expert on all transportation matters at the network.
• The job includes working closely with Pete Muntean, CNN's transportation correspondent.
• Craft stories that meet CNN's highest journalistic standards.

Qualifications & Experience…
• The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of aviation, including flight tracking data, air traffic control scanners, and FAA databases.
• Typically has 3 or more years of progressively complex related experience.
• Open to traveling when necessary
• College degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Expert writing skills a must.

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, 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.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $71,399.00 - $132,597.00 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 sick time and vacation.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r16z9x-3-142-98-153-42 in your application.