Senior Editor - US Politics & Global Coverage (APAC)

WarnerMedia; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong is seeking an ambitious Senior Editor to cover US politics and national news. This role sits at the intersection of US and international reporting and shapes how CNN’s audience receives major stories each morning.

You will distill complex ideas with a strong grasp of the White House, Congress, and national elections, working across digital-first platforms to optimize content for every screen.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years editing and reporting breaking news at a leading digital-first media outlet
• Deep knowledge and experience covering US news, with a background in editing or reporting on national politics or major political campaigns
• Sharp news judgment with a natural ability to think in headlines and frame complex stories, especially for a waking US morning audience
• Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Willingness to work weekends
• A curiosity to keep learning, to think critically and a strong desire to make CNN's coverage reflective of the world we cover
• Perfect grasp of written and spoken English
• Self-starter with a history of delivering outstanding journalism

Responsibilities

• Working within a team of world-class digital-first reporters, video producers and editors to deliver breaking US politics news to a multiplatform audience.
• Identifying and editing breaking news with clarity, context and urgency.
• Operating as a key editorial link between CNN's US and EMEA hubs.
• Helping to set up the morning for CNN's US audience, advancing overnight politics stories and ensuring a sophisticated mix of high-impact content greets US readers, viewers and subscribers as they wake up.
• Moving between different story formats, including video, and taking the lead in delivering minute-by-minute updates on CNN's live stories.
• Ensuring all journalism produced adheres to CNN's standards and editorial integrity.

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong is seeking an ambitious Senior Editor to cover US politics and national news. This role sits at the intersection of US and international reporting and shapes how CNN’s audience receives major stories each morning.

You will distill complex ideas with a strong grasp of the White House, Congress, and national elections, working across digital-first platforms to optimize content for every screen.