Senior Manager, Visual Investigations & OSINT

Warner Bros. Discovery; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 204,000; 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 seeks a Visual Investigations Senior Manager to lead a CNN team of reporters, producers, editors and animators in producing original, data-driven investigations.

You will oversee targets, plans, scripting, field logistics, and budget while maintaining rigorous reporting standards. You will guide multi-platform storytelling across digital, TV and social, leveraging OSINT and open-source tools to expose wrongdoing and hold power to account.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of production experience in the news television industry or digital video journalism, with investigative reporting experience a necessity.
• 3+ years of management experience leading producers, editors, or cross-functional teams.
• Must have strong news judgment as well as written, verbal, interpersonal communication, research, and production skills.
• Need strong writing skills
• Past reporting and field experience is an advantage.
• BA/BS in journalism, politics or a related field preferred or equivalent in experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce original investigative stories primarily for US platforms from idea to publication with strong video and motion graphics components for all CNN’s platforms.
• Work in collaboration with other team members inside and outside the unit including reporters, correspondents, senior producers, writers, and fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Conduct deep-dive open-source research and verification, leveraging advanced digital forensic tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in OSINT methods and tools; including video verification, AI detection, geolocation, chronolocation, social media scraping and metadata analysis.
• Conceive creative, dynamic graphics and oversee field assignment logistics, including permissions, security, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with animators, editors, data journalists, and other teams to visualize and elevate complex stories.
• Support story research and newsgathering, collaborating with unit leaders on story direction and focus.
• Strong scripting, storytelling and editorial skills, with a solid command of visual narrative techniques.
• Manage multiple high-impact investigative projects, balancing long-term initiatives with rapid-turn exclusives.
• Contribute to investigative strategy, proactively identifying emerging trends and opportunities for original reporting.
• Uphold and advance CNN’s journalistic standards, ethics, and commitment to impactful storytelling.

Skills

News judgment

Writing skills

Communication skills

Management experience

Story scripting

Education

BA/BS in journalism, politics or related field

Tools

OSINT tools

Video verification

AI detection

Geolocation

Social media scraping

Metadata analysis

Satellite imagery analysis

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a Visual Investigations Senior Manager to lead a CNN team of reporters, producers, editors and animators in producing original, data-driven investigations.

You will oversee targets, plans, scripting, field logistics, and budget while maintaining rigorous reporting standards. You will guide multi-platform storytelling across digital, TV and social, leveraging OSINT and open-source tools to expose wrongdoing and hold power to account.