Senior Editor, CNN Off-Platform

Your New Role
Senior Editor, Off‑Platform on CNN’s Audience Team will lead the creation, strategy, and execution of high‑impact social storytelling across CNN’s flagship off‑platform channels, including Facebook, X, Reddit, WhatsApp, Threads, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube (Community) and more. The role shapes CNN’s social presence, serves as senior editorial lead when the Director is absent, oversees day‑to‑day decision‑making, drives meaningful referral traffic, and deepens audience engagement.

Your Role Accountabilities

Lead the creation, editing, and curation of highly engaging social content across platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, Reddit, and other emerging social platforms.

Own CNN’s off‑platform strategy, planning proactive and reactive coverage in alignment with newsroom priorities and major news moments.

Directly manage a small team, help mentor and support team members, ensuring editorial excellence and consistency.

Experiment with and pilot new content formats that leverage platform‑specific features and infrastructure.

Analyze performance metrics and audience data to inform editorial decisions, optimize content, and identify emerging trends.

Serve as a subject‑matter expert and internal ambassador for off‑platform storytelling, advising editorial partners on packaging, framing, and distribution strategies.

Provide actionable feedback loops between audience data and coverage decisions to improve on‑platform and off‑platform offerings.

Collaborate closely with editors, producers, and reporters to translate complex or fast‑moving news stories into compelling social narratives.

Maintain exceptional news judgment under pressure, particularly during breaking news and major live events.

Qualifications and Experience

6+ years of social media and audience experience at a major news organization.

Proven experience leading or shaping social coverage for breaking news, enterprise reporting, and major live events.

Deep understanding of user behavior, platform algorithms, and best practices across major social platforms.

Strong track record of writing sharp, accurate, and engaging copy tailored for different audiences and platforms.

Direct management experience, including responsibility for assigning work, editing output and developing team members.

Exceptional communication skills for representing the Audience team across CNN.

Experience producing and editing social‑first visuals, video, and multimedia content.

Fluency in analytics and the ability to translate data into editorial and strategic action.

Experience using Figma, Adobe Photoshop and post‑production video tools such as Premiere Pro.

Exceptional editing skills, attention to detail, and ability to make confident editorial decisions independently.

Additional Information
This role includes evening and weekend shifts and requires flexibility for breaking news, holidays, and extended hours as coverage needs demand.

Pay Range and Benefits
Pay range: $91,000 – $169,000 per year. 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.

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, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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