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Your New Role...
CNN seeks a talented Sr. Writer to join the CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish team!
Your Role Accountabilities...

• Serve as the lead writer for CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish, helping shape the editorial voice and pacing of the broadcast program.
• Write clear, conversational, accurate, and engaging scripts for live television under tight deadlines.
• Assess and develop conversations with key guests, identifying the most compelling and probing line of questioning for panelists.
• Quickly and accurately curate the show's most important, complex, or breaking news stories, translating complicated information into compelling, audience-focused broadcast storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with producers, copy editors, line producers, anchor, and editorial leadership to ensure accuracy, clarity, and strong editorial judgment throughout the broadcast.
• Format scripts, review graphics and video elements, incorporate editorial updates, and ensure all production elements align with the latest reporting.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail, ensuring scripts meet CNN editorial standards for accuracy, fairness, tone, and legal considerations.
• Respond quickly to breaking news, revising scripts in real time as stories develop and priorities shift.
• Fill in for copy editors, producers, and other editorial roles as needed to support daily production.
• Mentor and help develop junior writers by providing coaching, feedback, and guidance on writing style, editorial standards, and newsroom workflows.
• Contribute editorial ideas, story framing, and creative approaches that strengthen the show's daily coverage.
• Work collaboratively in a fast-paced control room and newsroom environment where priorities may change rapidly.
• Early morning hours, flexibility, and occasional schedule adjustments are required for this position.

Your Qualifications & Experience...

• College degree preferred or equivalent in work experience.
• Five or more years of professional broadcast news writing experience in a national newsroom or major-market television newsroom.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing for live television with strong command of conversational broadcast style.
• Proven ability to thrive under deadline pressure while maintaining accuracy and sound editorial judgment.
• Strong news judgment and a deep understanding of domestic, international, political, and breaking news coverage.
• Experience writing for live, unscripted, and breaking news programming.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple editorial and production teams.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading writers is preferred.
• Familiarity with newsroom computer systems, Inews, VizPilot, for rundowns and script formatting, graphics and production workflows.
• Must be able to work early morning hours and adapt to changing news priorities in a 24/7 news environment.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $108,675.00 - $201,825.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, 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.