Field Producer

This is a Full Time Job

As a Specialist Field Producer, you will work alongside CNN's Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and a photojournalist. You will work from the London bureau under the guidance of the Directors of News and be responsible for delivering award-winning content for all CNN platforms. The Global Affairs brief is intentionally broad to allow your team to cover the biggest news stories in the world. The focus will be on exclusive reporting and distinctive storytelling that sets us apart from our competitors. The role will involve extensive international travel, sometimes at short notice, including to hostile environments. From Russia to the Middle East and South Asia, no story is off limits.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• As a key part of the team, you will have a strong editorial voice and be expected to contribute and debate ideas, as well as be confident with the logistics and compliance procedures required to get a story over the line.
• CNN editorial standards and practices are rigorous, and you will be expected to work with our global colleagues to clear your reporting, often to tight deadlines.
• This role requires knowledge and understanding of different platforms and audiences, and how to drive coverage based on audience data.
• You should be a skilled communicator and writer, able to explain and distil complex events in news articles as well as broadcast and digital video scripts.
• You are responsible for clear and accurate communication with our bureau and desk teams.
• Responding to breaking news is a key part of this role. You will be expected to jump in, and news gather on varied and challenging stories, at short notice, whether deployed or from the London bureau.

Qualifications & Experience…
• Proven experience in newsgathering and TV and digital production.
• Field producing or reporting experience for TV and/or digital, prior field experience in hostile environments is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of TV news logistics, technical requirements and digital audiences.
• Organised with an exceptional interest in world news including business news.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and prioritise between tasks under difficult conditions.
• Fluent in a second language - Arabic, Spanish or Russian preferred.

Onsite Working - This role is advertised as Onsite, meaning all working hours and days (regardless of shift pattern) will be carried out at the place of work. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement, where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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