Your New Role...CNN is seeking a Senior Producer to join our Explainers team, creating visually compelling and deeply reported videos that help audiences understand the news and the world around them. This is an end-to-end production role-you'll research, pitch, report, produce, host, edit, and animate your own videos from start to finish. This role is ideal for a creative storyteller with a strong editorial vision, exceptional writing and producing skills, proven on-camera hosting experience, and a demonstrated ability to manage projects from concept to publication.
Your Role Accountabilities...- Own the full production lifecycle of explainer videos-from researching and pitching ideas to reporting, scripting, hosting, editing, and animating the final product.
- Oversee the editorial planning, production, and execution of explainer videos across topics like politics, global affairs, science, technology, and culture.
- Host explainer videos and other video content, delivering complex information clearly and engagingly on camera.
- Lead and mentor producers throughout the storytelling process-from pitch to final delivery-elevating scripts, edits, and visual storytelling.
- Guide collaboration with reporters, editors, designers, and motion graphics teams to produce impactful, visually rich explainers.
- Shape the editorial voice and visual approach of explainers, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and audience engagement across platforms.
- Balance multiple projects and deadlines while aligning with broader strategic goals.
- Provide coaching and feedback to junior staff, fostering growth in story development, scripting, and production techniques.
- Use audience insights and performance data to inform content strategy and optimize engagement and reach.
- Champion innovation, exploring emerging storytelling techniques, tools, and trends to keep CNN's explainers ahead of the competition.
Qualifications & Experience...- 8+ years of experience in digital video journalism in a newsroom environment.
- Proven ability to own a video end-to-end-researching, reporting, scripting, hosting, editing and animating independently.
- Demonstrated on-camera hosting experience, with a reel or examples of hosted video content required.
- Demonstrated success in creating high-performing explainer videos or visually driven journalism (examples required).
- Strong editorial judgment and news instincts, with an ability to explain complex topics with accuracy and creativity.
- Exceptional writing, scripting, and editing skills with a focus on clarity and narrative structure.
- Hands-on experience producing, directing, and overseeing video shoots and post-production workflows.
- Proficiency in digital video tools (Adobe Premiere, After Effects, or similar) and familiarity with motion graphics and data visualization.
- Strong organizational skills and experience leading projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Passion for innovation in visual journalism and a deep understanding of CNN's brand and audience.
How We Get Things Done...This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
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: $0.00 - $0.00 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.
