Senior Newsletter Editor, CNN

Senior Newsletter Editor
The Senior Newsletter Editor is responsible for daily editing and long‑term planning and strategic development of a new flagship evening newsletter. The role partners with coverage leaders from across the newsroom to develop and execute newsletter strategies that align with their content strategies, and works with broader Audience organization leadership to set initiatives that support larger organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Edit a new daily evening flagship that delves deeper into the day’s most important or compelling news, with a conversational yet journalistically rigorous approach that upholds CNN’s editorial standards.

Work with the newsletter writer and team leadership to set and execute strategic goals for the newsletter that align with the Audience organization’s mission.

Partner with assigned coverage teams to own their newsletter portfolios: evaluate and optimize performance of existing newsletters; ensure adherence to best practices; proactively identify opportunities for experiments and tests; and actively suggest new ideas for concepts, content, and form. Establish regular touchpoints with assigned coverage leaders to review performance and trends.

Work with news and audience leaders to identify new topics and audience segments to target with newsletters.

Work with team leadership to set strategic goals that align with the audience team mission and take the lead on identifying and executing tactics that support them.

Lead launches of new newsletters, working with product, analytics, marketing, legal, design, distribution operations, and off‑platform teams.

Collaborate with colleagues on other Audience teams that partner with the same newsroom groups (Off‑Platform, Audience Development) to share knowledge on trends and performance.

Write, edit, produce, and send newsletters as needed.

Regularly pitch new ideas for newsletter products to team leadership.

Qualifications

5–7 years of relevant experience, including writing or editing on a daily deadline.

A copy editor’s eye for style and formatting errors; fact‑checking experience a plus.

Fluency in newsletter best practices and email metrics.

A confident generalist with great news judgment, who can dive deeper into specific coverage areas, identify the day’s most important topics, address them with authority, and generate constant ideas for new products, features, and experiments.

A strategic thinker who can connect the team’s daily work to the organization’s larger goals.

A creative thinker who can use data to spot trends, spark new ideas, and generate actionable recommendations.

A clear communicator and proactive collaborator with endless curiosity about our audiences’ interests and needs.

Compensation and Benefits
In compliance with local law, we disclose the compensation range for this role. Base pay is $80,500.00 – $149,500.00 per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. Additional benefits include health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time, and vacation.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
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