Global Weekend Senior Multiplatform Editor

Warner Media, LLC.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery in London seeks a Global Weekend Senior Multiplatform Editor to lead CNN’s weekend coverage across digital, TV and video, coordinating editors and reporters across time zones.

The role requires outstanding news judgment and the ability to orchestrate cross-platform reporting for high-impact stories. The ideal candidate will oversee weekend planning, direct breaking news coverage, guide features and enterprise journalism, and manage a team of editors and reporters across

Qualifications

• Proven news editing experience in digital-first or broadcast organizations.
• Deep knowledge of US politics and international affairs.
• Multiplatform editing across text, video and TV.
• Ability to lead and mentor a diverse newsroom team.
• Willingness to work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Leading the news agenda during EMEA hours on weekends and overseeing editorial in all formats and on all platforms, with a focus on international and US national news, as the key editorial link between CNN’s APAC and US hubs.
• Setting up the morning for CNN’s US audience, advancing overnight stories and ensuring that a sophisticated mix of high-impact content greets US readers and subscribers as they wake up.
• Directing the commissioning and execution of cross-platform content; editing and writing text-based editorial including breaking news, analysis and enterprise journalism; guiding the production and framing of video news in a variety of formats, including mobile-first and broadcast.
• Acting as the decisive editorial authority on duty during breaking news, rapidly mobilizing cross-format resources across global desks during major news events.
• Overseeing the commissioning of distinctive news features, analysis and enterprise stories that can anchor our weekend offering, in collaboration with teams across the region and the globe.
• Project managing network-priority events in close coordination with bureaus, correspondents, planning teams and other global stakeholders.
• Coordinating with digital programming colleagues on high-quality headlines, push alerts and other promotional language to ensure our breaking news and enterprise coverage achieves maximum visibility.
• Using real-time and long-term analytics to inform commissioning decisions, improve content delivery and maximize visibility.
• Acting as the formal line manager for multiple EMEA-based reporters, providing direction, feedback and growth opportunities – while helping to lead the wider newsroom team, fostering a culture of experimentation and multiplatform skills.
• Working every weekend and occasional evenings (shift pattern is Wednesday through Sunday)

Skills

News editing

Multiplatform storytelling

Leadership

Editorial judgment

Job description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role…

CNN is looking for a Global Weekend Senior Multiplatform Editor to join its EMEA headquarters in London and take a leading role in helping to shape the world’s biggest and most important stories.

This role is for a seasoned, ambitious senior editor who will oversee CNN’s multiplatform news coverage on weekends, leading a team of digital-first journalists across the world on major globe-spanning stories. The ideal candidate brings outstanding news judgment and a deep understanding of both US national and international affairs, acting as a critical bridge to ensure major editorial priorities are seamlessly aligned across desks and timezones.

This role requires a dynamic editor who is comfortable orchestrating coverage across digital text, video, TV and visual-led journalism, ensuring our highest-impact content is expertly optimized for every format and screen. They will thrive at different speeds – equally at ease commanding a fast-moving breaking news story as they are at shaping a deep-dive enterprise feature.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Leading the news agenda during EMEA hours on weekends and overseeing editorial in all formats and on all platforms, with a focus on international and US national news, as the key editorial link between CNN’s APAC and US hubs
• Setting up the morning for CNN’s US audience, advancing overnight stories and ensuring that a sophisticated mix of high-impact content greets US readers and subscribers as they wake up
• Directing the commissioning and execution of cross-platform content; editing and writing text-based editorial including breaking news, analysis and enterprise journalism; guiding the production and framing of video news in a variety of formats, including mobile-first and broadcast
• Acting as the decisive editorial authority on duty during breaking news, rapidly mobilizing cross-format resources across global desks during major news events
• Overseeing the commissioning of distinctive news features, analysis and enterprise stories that can anchor our weekend offering, in collaboration with teams across the region and the globe
• Project managing network-priority events in close coordination with bureaus, correspondents, planning teams and other global stakeholders
• Coordinating with digital programming colleagues on high-quality headlines, push alerts and other promotional language to ensure our breaking news and enterprise coverage achieves maximum visibility
• Using real-time and long-term analytics to inform commissioning decisions, improve content delivery and maximize visibility
• Acting as the formal line manager for multiple EMEA-based reporters, providing direction, feedback and growth opportunities – while helping to lead the wider newsroom team, fostering a culture of experimentation and multiplatform skills
• Working every weekend and occasional evenings (shift pattern is Wednesday through Sunday)

Skills and Experience

• Willingness to work weekends as part of standard weekly pattern
• Proven news editing experience within leading digital-first news organizations, with demonstrated success steering coverage in high-pressure, breaking news environments
• Deep knowledge of both US politics/current affairs and international geopolitical dynamics
• Multiplatform fluency: Extensive expertise editing and writing digital text stories, paired with solid operational experience working across video, TV, and visual-led formats
• Sharp news judgment with a natural ability to think in headlines and frame complex global stories, especially for a waking US morning audience
• A strong desire to experiment with storytelling formats and think creatively about how to engage our multiplatform audience
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills, with a history of successfully executing complex all-platform coverage plans
• Impeccable written and spoken English

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.