Sr. Media Specialist

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…
As a member of CNN’s Image+Sound you will have opportunities to grow your career and be a member of a high performing team that delivers quality journalism for CNN Worldwide and contribute to its inclusive and successful work environment.

 

The Image+Sound Senior Media Specialist is integral to the effective operation of CNN Worldwide.  They are a multifaceted member of the team who will be agile to support the day-to-day operations of acquisition and preservation.  These operations focus on recording, ingesting, and managing content for daily News and Post-Production. They will step in and complete the workflows performed by the other teams when needed. One of the primary responsibilities of this position is troubleshooting issues and escalating as needed.  The Senior Media Specialist is expected to know what the business priorities are and make decisions to support those priorities.  With the nonstop news cycle the Senior Media Specialist will know the partners and workflows well and will escalate any personnel issues to their supervisor.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Provide technical expertise, appropriate solutions, leadership and direction to staff ensuring smooth video production. Oversee ingesting content for daily production, post-production and preservation. Handle high profile requests or step-in and perform record, ingest, media management, and quality assurance when needed.
• Liaise with partners including newsgathering desks, post editing, show teams, engineering and other business units regarding media needs. Collaborate with management and technology teams to assist with organizing and successfully handling special programming.
• Lead efforts to maintain and use legacy video equipment and formats for preservation. Keep up on technology and workflow changes along with updating documentation as needed.  Suggest equipment or software applications that could improve efficiency.  
• Guide the training of new and existing team members as well as being a resource for career questions and guidance when the leaders are not available. Contribute to the development of best practices associated with department tasks.

Qualifications & Experience…

• 4 years within news production or related field demonstrating editorial decision making in content production, media management or project management.
• 1 year leadership experience within a past role, or showcasing leadership aptitude via projects, company organizations or other teams.
• Proven communication and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently and in a team.
• Experience in video content management with an understanding of various formats used in video and audio production.
• Demonstrated success within a previous role contributing to the company, department and staff performance.
• Mentoring, coaching, leading others and customer service skills are highly desirable.
• Foreign language skills, particularly proficiency in Spanish is valued, as is advanced editing skills, even using legacy systems and formats.
• Bachelor’s degree (typically in liberal arts such as journalism, English, political science) or similar demonstrated on the job experience.  Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

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, 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 require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.