Writer, White House - Cnn Politics

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From 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.

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The Job

Breaking news coverage is at the heart of what CNN does, and this role is critical to keeping our digital audience up to speed on the latest developments from the White House and the campaign trail. This writer will cover some of the biggest stories of the day, collaborating with correspondents and teams in the field as well as being the lead writer on breaking news from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. or from our Washington bureau.

The Daily

Day To Day

This position is primarily a breaking news role, anchoring digital coverage with opportunities to develop quick-turn enterprise and sourced reporting.

• You’ll pitch stories and collaborate with team members on daily news priorities.
• You’ll work quickly to familiarize yourself with the major players, policies and key news lines in any breaking story.
• You’ll find opportunities to own coverage areas and develop distinctive enterprise stories.
• You’ll be writing politics breaking news pieces.

The Essentials

• Ability to work quickly under pressure and experience handling breaking news stories is a must.
• Skill in writing headlines and a sharp, precise paragraph that captures the essence of the story.
• 2+ years of digital storytelling experience and a college degree or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to collaborate. We are a truly cross-functional team that works with nearly every desk and department across teams and bureaus.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends to accommodate news events.

This position is required to work in person at one of our locations in the United States. WarnerMedia requires anyone working in our workplaces in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions to this vaccine requirement are available to those entitled to reasonable accommodations for religious or medical reasons.

How We Get Things Done…

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The Legal Bits…

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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