Breaking News Editor (Weekend)

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Your New CNN Role...

CNN's Breaking/Live News Team is seeking a Hong Kong-based Breaking News Editor to help steer the world's biggest, most engaging stories - from major weather disasters, notable trials and US elections to the Oscars, the Olympics and other cultural moments. The successful candidate will share our insatiable appetite for breaking news and chasing fast-moving stories, while helping to shape our coverage and identify priorities of the day in real time across multiple time zones.

Working as part of a diverse global team of editors and writers, the Breaking News Editor will serve as a vital bridge in CNN's 24/7 live news operation, picking up each day from teams in the United States, before supporting teams in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will be charged with the news agenda during your hours: If something breaks during that time, you will help determine how to respond.

Join the CNN Breaking/Live News Team and help cover history.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• You'll be editing real-time breaking news posts and monitoring multiple breaking events for CNN's live updates platform.
• You'll curate news updates around the day's biggest stories by leveraging CNN's massive reach and presence around the world
• You'll produce some original reporting (writing quick posts from live news events), assign reporting and work with writers on story pitches
• You'll create high visibility pieces of content that provide valuable and necessary information for our audiences around the world
• You'll work across the network to make sure every update you put out has been vetted and is publishable
• This position is a weekend role

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of 6 years editing experience on leading digital publications
• Must be an ambitious self-starter with a proven track record of editing major breaking news; superior news judgment; and the ability to deliver in a highly pressurized, deadline-driven environment
• A passion for breaking news stories is a must. This is not a features, investigative or beat role. An ideal candidate not only can juggle stories on a wide variety of topics - from international politics and US elections to awards shows and weather events - but thrives in such an environment.
• A genuine interest in breaking news and a curiosity and passion for how it travels across the internet, from social to alerts
• Ability to edit quickly, follow our style and standards of news reporting and craft compelling headlines
• Must be a collaborator with first-class communication skills, as we are a truly cross-functional team that works with nearly every desk across multiple bureaus and time zones
• A willingness to work nights and weekends - flexibility with your schedule to account for major breaking news events is vital to this role
• College degree or equivalent industry experience
• Perfect grasp of written and spoken English
• A desire to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment

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