Job Description

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.

CNN’s Vice President of Business & Media is pivotal in defining and executing CNN’s strategy to deliver distinctive, deeply reported journalism that informs, surprises and builds CNN into an authoritative source for business and media coverage. The Vice President of Business & Media will have ownership and responsibly for leading editorial direction and source-driven reporting; driving audience engagement and subscription growth across platforms, including O&O and streaming.

• Set and execute an ambitious, forward-thinking editorial agenda for CNN Business & Media that reflects the highest journalistic standards.
• Evaluate current team structure and skillsets in order to pivot coverage area towards more distinctive content that will power subscriptions.
• Oversee day-to-day news operations, enterprise reporting, and breaking news across business, markets, tech, media and economy coverage.
• Manage breaking news with excellent judgment and decisiveness, ensuring that the team’s alerts, headlines, television banners and social language are accurate, appropriately framed and meet editorial and legal standards.
• Ensure CNN Business consistently delivers original, high-impact journalism with a clear point of view and reporting authority.
• Foster a newsroom culture that prioritizes relationship-building and exclusive source reporting, working hand in hand with booking and talent.
• Develop strategies and training to deepen beat expertise and competitive differentiation.
• Work with editorial leaders, audience team and talent to evaluate and re-conceptualize target areas of coverage for CNN.
• Partner with Product, Audience Development, and Marketing to develop and execute a multi-platform subscription strategy, aligned with CNN’s long-term business goals.
• Use audience insights and analytics to inform content strategy and optimize for reader engagement and conversion.
• Help build the brand’s reach through newsletters, mobile platforms, podcasts and other innovative formats.
• Work with editors, reporters and producers to ensure that reporting is fair and complete and that text stories contain sharp framing, critical context, authoritative prose and engaging narrative.
• Development and management of team; including mentoring journalists to elevate editorial standards; actively develops creative talent and succession plans.
• Provide performance feedback loops and learnings to inform future creative content development.
• Budget responsibility and oversight.

Qualifications & Experience…

• 15+ years in digital media, journalism, or content leadership.
• 5+ years of senior leadership and direct management of multi-layered editorial teams.
• College degree in Journalism or related field; master degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience driving strategic transformation in a subscription environments
• Strong communicator and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage interdependent, matrixed stakeholder relationships
• Executive leadership and decision making
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that operates 24/7.

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 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.

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…

CNN’s Vice President of Business & Media is pivotal in defining and executing CNN’s strategy to deliver distinctive, deeply reported journalism that informs, surprises and builds CNN into an authoritative source for business and media coverage. The Vice President of Business & Media will have ownership and responsibly for leading editorial direction and source-driven reporting; driving audience engagement and subscription growth across platforms, including O&O and streaming.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Set and execute an ambitious, forward-thinking editorial agenda for CNN Business & Media that reflects the highest journalistic standards.
• Evaluate current team structure and skillsets in order to pivot coverage area towards more distinctive content that will power subscriptions.
• Oversee day-to-day news operations, enterprise reporting, and breaking news across business, markets, tech, media and economy coverage.
• Manage breaking news with excellent judgment and decisiveness, ensuring that the team’s alerts, headlines, television banners and social language are accurate, appropriately framed and meet editorial and legal standards.
• Ensure CNN Business consistently delivers original, high-impact journalism with a clear point of view and reporting authority.
• Foster a newsroom culture that prioritizes relationship-building and exclusive source reporting, working hand in hand with booking and talent.
• Develop strategies and training to deepen beat expertise and competitive differentiation.
• Work with editorial leaders, audience team and talent to evaluate and re-conceptualize target areas of coverage for CNN.
• Partner with Product, Audience Development, and Marketing to develop and execute a multi-platform subscription strategy, aligned with CNN’s long-term business goals.
• Use audience insights and analytics to inform content strategy and optimize for reader engagement and conversion.
• Help build the brand’s reach through newsletters, mobile platforms, podcasts and other innovative formats.
• Work with editors, reporters and producers to ensure that reporting is fair and complete and that text stories contain sharp framing, critical context, authoritative prose and engaging narrative.
• Development and management of team; including mentoring journalists to elevate editorial standards; actively develops creative talent and succession plans.
• Provide performance feedback loops and learnings to inform future creative content development.
• Budget responsibility and oversight.

Qualifications & Experience…

• 15+ years in digital media, journalism, or content leadership.
• 5+ years of senior leadership and direct management of multi-layered editorial teams.
• College degree in Journalism or related field; master degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience driving strategic transformation in a subscription environments
• Excellent editorial acumen
• Strong communicator and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage interdependent, matrixed stakeholder relationships
• Executive leadership and decision making
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that operates 24/7.

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 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

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