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📌 YOUR NEW ROLE...
CNN’s new multi-platform production unit, CNN Digital Productions, is a specialist international video team within CNN’s Digital International department, producing video stories that lead the news agenda and set CNN apart from its competitors. This new unit is part of a wider strategy to transform digital video production at CNN and forms a key part of CNN’s digital growth.
The Multi-Platform Videographer/Editor role will be based in Doha, Qatar, and will primarily be responsible for filming and editing features and news packages for CNN Digital, but may also work across CNN’s TV platforms when required.
🎯 YOUR ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES...
- Film and edit high-quality, distinctive, and creative video content, including feature stories, interviews, and news packages.
- Develop original ideas for visual storytelling and pitch these to the CNN Digital Productions team.
- Work closely with correspondents, producers, and the wider CNN Digital team to deliver engaging content on tight deadlines.
- Set up and operate a range of camera equipment, including lighting and audio.
- Edit content using Adobe Premiere and other relevant software, ensuring it is optimized for different platforms and audiences.
- Produce content that is consistent with CNN’s editorial standards, ensuring accuracy and fairness in all reporting.
- Collaborate with teams across different regions and time zones, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.
🧩 QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE...
- Proven experience in filming and editing digital video content, ideally within a news environment.
- Strong camera skills, with the ability to shoot high-quality video in a variety of environments and lighting conditions.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and other editing software, with a keen eye for detail and storytelling.
- Experience in setting up and operating lighting and audio equipment for shoots.
- Ability to generate original ideas and turn them into compelling visual stories.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Strong editorial judgment and an understanding of CNN’s editorial standards.
- A team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across different teams and regions.
🌟 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
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