Writer, Race & Equality, CNN Digital

This is a Full Time Job

This is a role for an accomplished journalist who can cover race and equality as a full-time beat. This person is a best-in-class writer and reporter who has the sourcing to break news on the beat and is nimble enough to produce distinctive coverage. This writer will shape enterprising and explanatory ideas around a nuanced topic, producing a steady stream of timely, compelling coverage. This person must be a creative force who works with urgency and is committed to elevating a diversity of voices in telling the complex story of race and equality in America.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• When a major story breaks on the beat, you'll take the lead on news coverage for CNN's digital platforms, writing with accuracy, speed, and voice.
• You'll also research and write distinctive, high-impact stories on race, ethnicity and inclusion.
• You'll identify and shape story ideas and angles around major national developments, writing on everything from neglected communities of color in a hurricane's aftermath to how gender and race are being taught in American classrooms.
• You'll pivot from writing breaking news to features - and back again.
• CNN's writers are skillful and swift. They turn in clean, crisp copy on the first draft.
• You must care deeply about accuracy, urgency and integrity and in maintaining and growing the trust CNN has with audiences worldwide.
• This person knows how to write briefly when needed but can also handle high-concept stories off the news.
• This person must be skilled at finding ways to cover the news of the day in distinctive ways that resonate with audiences.
• You'll work collaboratively with editors, writers and other journalists around CNN to cover all things race and equality for a global audience.

Qualifications and Experience…
• At least 5 years of digital editorial experience, including coverage of race and equality issues.
• Experience covering fast-moving breaking news under deadline pressure.
• Deep sourcing on the beat is a major plus.
• Strong news judgment and a willingness to cover a wide range of stories.
• Ability to frame stories for national and global audiences.
• A clear understanding of style and grammar.
• A college degree or equivalent.



The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $64,890.00 - $120,510.00 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.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.