Content Producer, CNN Newsource

This is a Full Time Job

The Newsource Newsgathering Content Producer facilitates and curates the acquisition of top and trending stories daily for both CNN platforms and CNN partners, mastering 3 core job components - content awareness and value, highly maintained relationships, and local news marketplace business prowess.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• The Content Producer surfaces the best content for broadcast and digital by maintaining regular communication with affiliates via traditional and non-traditional means. The ironclad relationships established by Content Producers pays vital dividends in ease of access to affiliate content, especially in breaking news. Growing and maintaining relationships is a critical component of the value a Content Producer brings to both CNN and its affiliate partners.
• In addition, the content producer produces regional content for distribution via Bitcentral for affiliate use, and ensures that all content contains accurate editorial information for live, tape and archive purposes
• The Content Producer maintains a dual goal - satisfying the changing needs of both CNN platforms and CNN partner affiliates, ensuring all editorial content needs are being met in a timely manner for consideration of network coverage across all platforms including but not limited to CNN, HLN, Digital and the Documentary Unit.
• The content producer is a journalist with a business mindset who recognizes the affiliate landscape, this position calls for news gatherers to have an understanding of the changing needs of the affiliate business in addition to being a solid journalist.
• The content producer recognizes that the daily Newsgathering of affiliate content is a balancing act between the journalistic needs and the changing needs of the business.
• The Content Producer develops and maintains solid business partnerships with Newsource Sales Representatives to help collaborate on a solid affiliate relationship. The content producer should have a working knowledge of major group deals and station contracts as it pertains to Newsgathering in order to help maintain a healthy affiliate relationship.

Your Qualifications & Experience…
• BA/BS in Journalism, Television-Film Production, Communications or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a news environment and previous newsroom experience.
• Experience newsgathering in social media outlets.
• Knowledge of Newsource distribution platform BitCentral

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