CNN, Digital Sports Associate Producer

Do you have working knowledge of sports journalism? Would you like to work for a leading global media organization? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We are currently looking for a Digital Sports Associate Producer to conceptualize, commission and produce world-class and innovative features coverage for social, commercial and editorial targets. The CNN Digital Sports AP role is a vital role in CNN’s distinctive and revenue-driving digital sport team.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating, editing and producing world-class editorial coverage for CNN Sport using digital and social storytelling techniques.
• Communicate and collaborate with Producers, Senior Producer and Supervising Producer, so that CNN.com Sport coverage is integrated across the network.
• Support and develop CNN Digital’s social strategy for sport to ensure content is amplified on social media and CNN engages with its audience and other partners on CNN.com and beyond.
• Drives innovation in storytelling and editorial excellence in all our content.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience in creative digital journalism – especially sport reporting on any platform.
• A good understanding of social media and can tap into sport community on several platforms.
• Superb writing, editing and social media skills.
• Resourceful and able to use every tool available — writing articles to infographics, Facebook Lives to Instagram – to create attention-worthy work daily.
• Understanding of digital storytelling is essential.
• Self-starter with a history of delivering exceptional editorial results.

Closing date: Monday 10th April

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