Specialist, Breaking News and Live

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Your New Role

We are CNN. The world's most essential and engaging source of digital news. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need our next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place. We are seeking a dynamic and editorially strong Specialist, Breaking News and Live to manage the execution and oversight of merchandising daily live content for our direct-to-consumer streaming service. This role will be responsible for managing the streaming schedule across daypart — ensuring content is timely, editorially sound, and aligned with the global news agenda.

This position is at the heart of our real-time streaming programming operation and requires a deep understanding of news judgment, live production workflows, audience behavior, and digital/streaming platform dynamics. The ideal candidate is an experienced newsroom leader who thrives under pressure, collaborates easily across departments, and is passionate about delivering a premium, habit-forming streaming experience for a global audience.

Your Role Accountabilities

Live Programming & Editorial Execution

• Lead daily and hourly programming blocks for live events, and breaking news windows for the streaming platform.

• Curate and adjust streaming feeds in real time based on the editorial agenda, breaking developments, and audience behavior.

• Ensure streaming content reflects the highest standards of journalism, editorial consistency, and brand integrity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work in close partnership with Global News, Programming, and Editorial Planning teams to implement day-of coverage priorities.

• Coordinate with Linear Programming and digital Programming platform leads to ensure alignment on major live events, breaking news alerts, and push notification strategy.

• Collaborate with streaming producers, operations teams, and show leads to ensure the smooth execution of scheduled blocks and on-the-fly coverage shifts.

Audience Optimization & Real-Time Insights

• Translate performance data and audience insights into actionable curation and merchandising decisions—across homepage programming, themed content, and campaigns.

• Adjust content packaging or editorial flow in response to audience behavior and engagement trends.

Editorial Leadership & Executional Excellence

• Exercise strong editorial judgment in balancing newsworthiness, urgency, tone, and audience expectations in a live environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4+ years of experience in live news production, editorial planning, or digital programming, ideally within a fast-paced newsroom or streaming environment.

• Deep understanding of real-time editorial decision-making and live content production for digital or streaming platforms.

• Strong editorial judgment and familiarity with domestic and global news priorities. • Ability to interpret and act on audience data, performance metrics, and viewer trends to optimize real-time programming.

• Skilled in managing breaking news workflows and coordinating multi-feed experiences for varied audience segments.

• Clear communicator with strong organizational and leadership skills; able to manage complexity under deadline pressure.

• Comfortable collaborating across matrixed environments and with remote or hybrid teams.

• Passion for news, storytelling, and creating meaningful live experiences for digital audiences.

How We Get Things Done…

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