Editorial Review Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

As a member of Production Services, you will contribute to creating a great work environment where you can grow in your career and be part of a high performing team that delivers quality journalism for CNN worldwide. The Production Services Editorial Review Assistants are the last set of eyes and ears that review our content for accuracy before it goes to air and before it is archived in the CNN library.

The Daily
• Locating and entering essential metadata fields, creating abstracts that summarize the editorial content/context, viewing video and writing descriptive narratives of visuals.
• Performing high-level checks of technical and editorial accuracy.
• Collaborating with CNN show teams across bureaus to validate on screen fonts for accuracy and CNN style.
• Researching & approving video and text searches to support font creation and information gathering for produced items.
• Enhancing records with tagging, keywords and indexing for items that will be kept beyond the initial production cycle.
• Identifying people, places and ensuring technical quality.

The Essentials
• Bachelor's degree (typically in liberal arts such as journalism, English, political science) or similar demonstrated on the job experience.
• Two (2) years of editorial experience and solid news awareness.
• Good research, spelling and typing skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills – this includes the ability to effectively analyze and communicate editorial details as it specifically applies to video.
• A strong curiosity for current and historic events.
• A motivation to grow and adapt to a rapidly changing business.
• Be able to communicate effectively in writing and in conversation.
• The ability to pay close attention to detail.
• The knowledge of how newscasts are put together and what is required to get video on the air.
• Ability to work a variety of schedules, including overnights, weekends, and holidays when needed.
• Agility in work environment. Editorial Review Assistants may at times work on-site in an open workspace environment, or remotely via a company provided laptop.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a hybrid world via applications like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Zoom.

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