Coordinator, Program & Content Strategy - CNN - #262118

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Who We Are…

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Your New Role…

The Program & Content Strategy team is responsible for planning and executing the rollout of content across CNN linear and streaming platforms. This role will support strategy across daily live programming, breaking news, and special events for CNN’s multiplatform ecosystem. The position is responsible for maintaining accurate programming and talent information across schedule systems, organizing descriptive metadata, and monitoring the competitive environment across streaming, cable and broadcast networks. This role is also actively involved in tracking and communicating CNN studio, talent and operational schedules for three network feeds.

This role works in a 24x7 breaking news environment and requires some level of responsiveness outside of core working hours.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Schedule live and long form programming, versions, and commercial formats in scheduling systems for both linear and streaming platforms.
• Audit and update programming schedules, metadata, and imagery, ensuring content and talent details are accurately reflected across platforms.
• Monitor competitive environment across streaming, cable and broadcast, with focus on news and documentary programming and live events.
• Support planning and continuity efforts around talent scheduling, special events programming and breaking news across CNN platforms.
• Serve as backup to other coordinators on the team.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience…

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in media/communications and/or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years of work experience in television, media, or a related field, preferably in program planning or scheduling.
• Passion for news and non-fiction content with knowledge of current events and politics
• Quick learner around new software/systems with intermediate experience in Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Well-organized and detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize/multi-task to efficiently meet deadlines
• Ability to work outside of core business hours if necessary.
  
  

How We Get Things Done…

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