Digital News Programming Producer

Warner Bros. Discovery; Washington; On-site; USD 73,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN unit in the United States seeks a producer for the Digital Products & Services Programming team. You will curate CNN’s home surfaces for US and international audiences, applying editorial judgment and multimedia skills to drive engagement and timely coverage.

You’ll collaborate with global newsroom teams, manage alerts, and optimize content through data-informed insights. The role requires strong writing, fast work cadence, and comfort with live or tentpole coverage

Qualifications

• 4+ years in digital news and publishing, including time spent curating home surfaces.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Ability to work quickly under pressure while maintaining high standards.
• Strong collaborative mindset and communication skills.
• Familiarity with analytics, A/B testing, and content optimization.
• Strategic thinking and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of digital content across multiple formats, including video.
• Experience with content management and digital publishing tools.
• Must be able to adapt to a 24/7 news environment. Early morning, evening and holiday work are required as part of the team rota.
• Weekend work is expected as part of the normal weekly schedule.

Responsibilities

• Curate and package around the day’s agenda across digital formats (live, video, articles, photo galleries, graphics, interactives) to inform, engage, and entertain US and international audiences
• Exercise editorial and news judgment to ensure clear and engaging framing of CNN journalism
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, fairness, timeliness, and editorial integrity across all home surfaces and alerts.
• Apply strong understanding of the daily news agenda, as well as appreciation for what draws and engages audiences beyond it
• Work effectively in the CMS and publishing tools to ensure smooth and accurate updates
• Interact with newsroom stakeholders around daily decision‑making and homepage moves
• Apply data‑informed insights to guide decision‑making and suggest improvements to our daily offer and curation tactics
• Optimize content in collaboration with senior programming producers, including crafting accurate, engaging headlines, suggesting improvements to visual treatments and running A/B tests.
• Support effective planning and content preparation for CNN’s home surfaces, including helping to prepare for live, tentpole and event coverage
• Draft and send alerts in collaboration with newsroom colleagues
• Participate in post‑mortems and strategic conversations to shape programming approaches that balance editorial excellence, audience needs, and business goals

Skills

Editorial judgment

Writing & editing

CMS & publishing tools

Analytics & A/B testing

Collaboration & communication

Tools

CMS platforms

Digital publishing tools

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN unit in the United States seeks a producer for the Digital Products & Services Programming team. You will curate CNN’s home surfaces for US and international audiences, applying editorial judgment and multimedia skills to drive engagement and timely coverage.

You’ll collaborate with global newsroom teams, manage alerts, and optimize content through data-informed insights. The role requires strong writing, fast work cadence, and comfort with live or tentpole coverage