Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.Who We AreWhen we say, the stuff dreams are made of, were not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating whats nextFrom brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.Overall Purpose of the RoleAs a Multi-Platform Producer for Connect the World with Becky Anderson, you are an innovator, a risk-taker, and an enterprising self-starter whos passionate about telling stories to CNNs global audiences on television and online. Youre as comfortable imagining, pitching and executing your own vision for multi-platform projects for the Emmy award-winning show as you are collaborating with the daily broadcast programming team. Alongside broadcast, you live and breathe online content: you know whatll make a strong, long-form Digital piece; you can list the top five trending topics on Twitter at the drop of a hat; and youve scripted packages for television. Ideally, youll have experience embedded within a broadcast team including control room outputting. Youll spend much of your time conceiving and executing compelling projects in and from the Middle East, and you know how to make your video and copy-content resonate with an international audience. You know that great content is great content, so youll help cultivate the very best of whats on the television show for delivery across platforms and youve spent years building and maintaining social profiles, so you know how to grab the audiences attention and drive significant audience numbers. Youre excited to make this brand-new role your own and cant wait toConnect the World.Areas of Responsibility
Managing, maintaining and actively pursuing opportunities to grow the shows audience across all our platforms using the best elements from our TV broadcast, and imagining new ways to connect with our audience on digital and social.
Conceiving, planning and executing copy, video and graphical content that works on TV and online.
Managing a wide variety of projects at once, from long-form projects that may take months to develop, to creating content on a tight deadline based on the news of the day.
Coordinating with CNNs digital and social teams across the world to ensure the highest possible reach for Connect the Worlds content across the Networks vast audience, as the worlds #1 digital news destination.
Ensuring that all Connect the World projects - from interviews, to outside broadcasts, to daily production - have bespoke elements designed to be Digital first.
Selection CriteriaEssential:
Self-starter, with an ability to enterprise ideas and flawlessly bring them to life
At least three years of editorial and production experience; broadcast journalism experience preferred
Proven track-record of building shows, show segments and outputting
Proven control room experience
Strong track record in delivering exceptional projects across Digital and Social platforms
Able to demonstrate exceptional writing skills
Ability to make fast, tough decisions under pressure; organised.
Demonstrative knowledge of current affairs and the Middle East.
Willingness to travel in the Middle East is required.
Must be eager, energetic and team oriented.
Four-year college degree or equivalent in proven industry experience
Desirable:
Languages other than English, especially regional languages, are an advantage.
Experience of working and living in the Middle East preferred.
Grow and nurture team members with an emphasis on succession
Accountable
Design strategic and actionable plans
Lead teams that deliver results
Drive performance with actionable feedback
Trust and empower their teams to deliver
Innovative
Maverick spirit that takes initiative and embraces risk
Encourage bold decision-making and hiring
Create an environment for creative thinking
Challenge their teams to focus on priorities and encourage shedding of non-essential work
Collaborative
Break down silos and build partnerships
Seek diverse perspectives
Think and act globally
Make proactive communications a priority
Additional InformationTravel: The Producer must be willing to travel on assignments as required by the business.How We Get Things DoneThis 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. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. 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 the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.If youre a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.