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.

We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.

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Your New Role

CNN is hiring a multi-platform producer to join its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong, with a strong focus on open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques and real-time investigative reporting.

The successful candidate will share our insatiable appetite for breaking news and chasing fast-moving stories across time zones, moving between international and domestic news depending on the global priority.

From conflict to natural disasters, the successful candidate will respond in real time to breaking events, identifying, gathering and clearing distinctive video content, while using digital forensic techniques to verify and uncover new information.

Working as part of a diverse, highly collaborative newsroom, the successful candidate will serve as a vital link in CNN’s follow-the-sun operation to ensure consistent, multi-platform coverage around the clock, including weekends.

The successful candidate must have strong editorial judgement, as well as experience producing video for digital-first audiences.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Identify, gather, verify and clear distinctive video content for creative use across video-first platforms.

• Use open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques, including geolocation, satellite imagery and geospatial data analysis, to verify and uncover new information.

• Produce video for use across platforms.

• Switch between US and international news priorities, depending on needs.

• Communicate with teams across CNN, including those in the field.

• Ensure all content is legally compliant and consistent with CNN standards and practices by partnering with teams who oversee these functions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstrable OSINT and/or digital forensic reporting experience.

• Extensive experience working in a video-first newsroom.

• Heightened ability to identify news and cultivate strong sources and areas of expertise.

• A real editorial drive with deep knowledge, passion and interest in US and international news.

• Willingness to work weekends, as well as occasional late-night and/or early shifts.

• A curiosity to keep learning, to think critically, and a strong desire to make CNN’s coverage innovative, distinctive and reflective of the world we cover.

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.

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