Photojournalist, Field Production - CNN

Full Time Job
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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Your New Role…

CNN seeks a Photojournalist for the Field Production department.

https://www.cnnimageandsound.com/

Applicants should provide a link to examples of their recent work.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Responsible for recording images to illustrate CNN news events and stories.
• Record events and stories to the highest ethical, aesthetic, editorial and technical standards using the latest technology.
• Documents a wide array of news events, and their required level of training and experience allows them to meet CNN standards in their responsibilities and skills.
• Technical development and experience that will facilitate editorial knowledge, which allows them to handle photography, audio, logistics, and lighting.
• Expect to travel for CNN's newsgathering purposes (hostile environments are optional)
• They are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Qualifications
& Experience…
• 5+ years of ENG, cinematic camera, and field production experience.
• Strong NLE editing skills and capable to independent editorial decision-making,
• Strong editorial skills.
• Must have ability to lift 50 lbs of gear.
• Bachelor's Degree in communications, journalism, TV production, or related field.
• In lieu of a degree, we would consider experience and on-the-job accomplishment.
• Fluency in the Spanish language is a plus.
• Must possess a valid US driver's license.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skillset, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $78,973.00 - $146,665.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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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