CNN is hiring: Specialist, Live Programming & Breaking News, CNN Digital Product

Specialist, Live Programming & Breaking News, CNN Digital Products & Services

We are seeking a dynamic and editorially strong Specialist, Live Programming & Breaking News on the Streaming Content Experience team 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 dayparts — ensuring content is timely, editorially sound, and aligned with the global news agenda.

Your Role Accountabilities

Live Programming & Editorial Execution

• Lead daily and hourly programming blocks for live events and breaking news windows on 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

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. 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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range: $71,260.00 – $132,341.00 per year. Base pay is one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time, and vacation.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology; Broadcast Media Production and Distribution