🟥 Coordinator, Breaking News and Live

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

⚪️ Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

🟡 Your New Role...

We are CNN. The world's most essential and engaging source of digital news. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need our next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place.

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Streaming Coordinator, Merchandising for Live & Breaking News to support the daily operations and execution of our live and breaking news programming on the streaming platform.

This role will be integral to ensuring the accurate, timely, and engaging presentation of live news feeds, alerts, and curated packages for a global digital audience. Working in close collaboration with the newsroom, control rooms, linear programming, and digital Owned & Operated (O&O) platforms, the Streaming Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination, execution, and monitoring of news content, including exclusive live events and recap packaging.

🟢 Your Role Accountabilities…

• Oversee the streaming presentation of live breaking events, including the deployment of on-air graphics, lower-thirds, and breaking alerts in coordination with digital O&O programming when necessary or relevant.
• Schedule and update the featured news content rails and carousels on the streaming homepage.
• Track, schedule, and surface exclusive live content that is unique to the streaming product, ensuring effective placement.
• Serve as a point of contact between Global News, Linear Programming, and Digital Programming to align live news experiences across platforms.
• Monitor platform performance and alert appropriate teams to bugs, outages, or high impact issues during major news events.

🔵 Qualifications & Experience…

• Experience in a newsroom, live production, digital media, or streaming environment.
• Strong understanding of breaking news dynamics and editorial standards.
• Experience with CMS platforms and digital publishing tools.
• A deep understanding of digital audiences and a commitment to delivering high-quality, platform-native news experiences.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays during major news events.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. 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.

🟣 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.

🟠 Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.