Senior Writer, CNN This Morning

Your New Role

CNN seeks a talented Sr. Writer to join the CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish team!

Role Accountabilities

• Serve as the lead writer for CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish, helping shape the editorial voice and pacing of the broadcast program.
• Write clear, conversational, accurate, and engaging scripts for live television under tight deadlines.
• Assess and develop conversations with key guests, identifying the most compelling and probing line of questioning for panelists.
• Quickly and accurately curate the show's most important, complex, or breaking news stories, translating complicated information into compelling, audience-focused broadcast storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with producers, copy editors, line producers, anchor, and editorial leadership to ensure accuracy, clarity, and strong editorial judgment throughout the broadcast.
• Format scripts, review graphics and video elements, incorporate editorial updates, and ensure all production elements align with the latest reporting.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail, ensuring scripts meet CNN editorial standards for accuracy, fairness, tone, and legal considerations.
• Respond quickly to breaking news, revising scripts in real time as stories develop and priorities shift.
• Fill in for copy editors, producers, and other editorial roles as needed to support daily production.
• Mentor and help develop junior writers by providing coaching, feedback, and guidance on writing style, editorial standards, and newsroom workflows.
• Contribute editorial ideas, story framing, and creative approaches that strengthen the show's daily coverage.
• Work collaboratively in a fast-paced control room and newsroom environment where priorities may change rapidly.
• Early morning hours, flexibility, and occasional schedule adjustments are required for this position.

Qualifications & Experience

• College degree preferred or equivalent in work experience.
• Five or more years of professional broadcast news writing experience in a national newsroom or major-market television newsroom.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing for live television with strong command of conversational broadcast style.
• Proven ability to thrive under deadline pressure while maintaining accuracy and sound editorial judgment.
• Strong news judgment and a deep understanding of domestic, international, political, and breaking news coverage.
• Experience writing for live, unscripted, and breaking news programming.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple editorial and production teams.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Experience mentoring or leading writers is preferred.
• Familiarity with newsroom computer systems, Inews, VizPilot, for rundowns and script formatting, graphics and production workflows.
• Must be able to work early morning hours and adapt to changing news priorities in a 24/7 news environment.