Director, News Reporting

Job Description

Your New Role…

The successful candidate will direct and shape CNN’s Latin American news coverage across multiple platforms. You will be an experienced and strong editorial leader who has a passion for Latin American news, outstanding editorial judgement, and extensive experience in leading a strong team of journalists in a high-pressure and fast-moving environment.

Based in Atlanta, the position reports to the Vice President of International Newsgathering.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Identify, set, and oversee daily editorial news priorities for CNN. From text-based output on digital platforms, internal news alerts to video products for digital platforms and linear and streaming platforms.

• Manage a team of reporters and editors, prioritizing assignments, and directing reporting targets.

• Manage the overall editorial process from story conception to reporting, writing, editing and publishing.

• Ensuring that accurate editorial is reflected across all CNN platforms.

• Leading coverage of major breaking news, coordinating platforms and marshalling resources for best-in-class coverage.

• Be a central point of contact for network needs on Latin American stories, communicating with editorial partners across CNN to ensure editorial consistency.

• Ensure all available resources from all parts of newsgathering are being used effectively and creatively toward reporting efforts.

• Provide guidance and support to editors, helping them shape stories for maximum impact.

• Liaise with directors of video on story priorities.

• Represent international teams in editorial meetings.

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills.

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Experience…

• At least 10+ years of relevant working experience in the media, digital media or new industry.

• Demonstrable management experience.

• Exceptional knowledge and understanding of global news.

• Strong editorial vision and drive and with proven expertise in Latin American news and digital editorial strategies.

• Demonstrable experience and expertise in digital best practices.

• Proven track record for creativity and innovation and the production of distinctive multi-platform content in coordination with multiple departments/teams.

• Bilingual (Spanish/English).

• Ability to juggle competing priorities and execute against deadlines.

• Experience at putting strategic goals into practice.

• Exceptional understanding of real-time and longer term metrics and how to use them to drive audience growth.

• Fast and accurate writing skills.

• Capable of collaborating across time zones.

• Flexible and able to operate in a fast-changing and exciting environment.

• Desire to make CNN innovative and distinctive.

• Desire to work in and further develop a diverse working environment.

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