Livestream Specialist, Digital Products & Services

This is a Full Time Job

We are seeking a dynamic and editorially strong Specialist, Livestreams on the Streaming Content Experience to manage the execution and oversight of merchandising daily live content for our direct-to-consumer streaming service. This role will be responsible for managing the streaming schedule across daypart - ensuring content is timely, editorially sound, and aligned with the global news agenda.

This position is at the heart of our real-time streaming programming operation and requires a deep understanding of news judgment, live production workflows, audience behavior, and digital/streaming platform dynamics. The ideal candidate is an experienced newsroom leader who thrives under pressure, collaborates easily across departments, and is passionate about delivering a premium, habit-forming streaming experience for a global audience.

Your Role Accountabilities…

Live Programming & Editorial Execution
• Lead daily and hourly programming blocks for live events, and breaking news windows for the streaming platform.
• Curate and adjust streaming feeds in real time based on the editorial agenda, breaking developments, and audience behavior.
• Ensure streaming content reflects the highest standards of journalism, editorial consistency, and brand integrity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work in close partnership with Global News, Programming, and Editorial Planning teams to implement day-of coverage priorities.
• Coordinate with Linear Programming and digital Programming platform leads to ensure alignment on major live events, breaking news alerts, and push notification strategy.
• Collaborate with streaming producers, operations teams, and show leads to ensure the smooth execution of scheduled blocks and on-the-fly coverage shifts.

Audience Optimization & Real-Time Insights
• Translate performance data and audience insights into actionable curation and merchandising decisions-across homepage programming, themed content, and campaigns.
• Adjust content packaging or editorial flow in response to audience behavior and engagement trends.

Editorial Leadership & Executional Excellence
• Exercise strong editorial judgment in balancing newsworthiness, urgency, tone, and audience expectations in a live environment.

Qualifications & Experience…
• 4+ years of experience in live news production, editorial planning, or digital programming, ideally within a fast-paced newsroom or streaming environment.
• Deep understanding of real-time editorial decision-making and live content production for digital or streaming platforms.
• Strong editorial judgment and familiarity with domestic and global news priorities.
• Ability to interpret and act on audience data, performance metrics, and viewer trends to optimize real-time programming.
• Skilled in managing breaking news workflows and coordinating multi-feed experiences for varied audience segments.
• Clear communicator with strong organizational and leadership skills; able to manage complexity under deadline pressure.
• Comfortable collaborating across matrixed environments and with remote or hybrid teams.
• Passion for news, storytelling, and creating meaningful live experiences for digital audiences.