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Warner Bros. Discovery · 8 hours ago

Production Assistant, CNN Image+Sound (Temporary)

Warner Bros. Discovery is a leading entertainment company known for its vast portfolio of iconic content. The CNN Production Assistant role is designed for early career professionals to support daily live news production, including tasks in live programming, video production, and newsgathering.

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Responsibilities

Control Room support – delivering scripts & mic’ing for anchors at CNN-US and CNN-International from Atlanta supporting anchors in a variety of locations. In addition to guest greeting and other production tasks as requested
Video Production support - Basic editing of sots, Vos and some light package work to support Newsource and CNN Sport. Basic editing means verifying aspect ratio, audio, and video levels prior to editing and delivering content. As well as properly entering metadata and publishing content for CNN affiliates
Newsgathering support – view video and create descriptive narratives of visuals and sound that result in shot sheets for key video assets. Utilize news awareness and collaboration to prioritize work while partnering with correspondents and producers to identify key news nuggets from the video
Able to work in a high pressure, fast-paced, newsgathering, and production environment
CNN is an organization that is 24/7, candidates should be prepared to work onsite in Atlanta or hybrid on overnights, weekends, and holidays

Qualification

Video EditingNews AwarenessMicrosoft SuiteCuriosity for Current EventsCommunication SkillsAttention to DetailTeam Collaboration

Required

Understanding of current news events is a must, as well as a strong curiosity for current and historic events
Understanding of file-based workflows and the basics of video editing
Stellar communication skills and a strong curiosity for current events and industry trends is a must
Ability to successfully work under deadline pressure and in a team effectively in person or hybrid
Be agile, flexible, and able to work with multiple teams
Great attention to detail and a creative mindset
Strong understanding of the Microsoft Suite, including Outlook

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, political science or related field of study is preferred; or similar demonstrated on-the-job experience
An internship in a news environment or previous newsroom experience is preferred
Language skills are highly valued
Ideal candidates will be looking at careers in journalism such as producing, video editing, writing, reporting, or working on an assignment desk

Company

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Warner Bros.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$17.5B
Key Investors
JP Morgan
2025-12-05Acquired
2025-06-09Post Ipo Debt· $17.5B
2005-07-15IPO

Leadership Team

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David Zaslav
President and CEO
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Mark Thompson
CEO
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