Senior Editor, Business

Job description

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**Your New Role**

CNN is seeking a Senior Business Editor to join its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong to take a leading role in helping to shape the world’s biggest and most important stories at the intersection of business, economy and current affairs.

This is a role for an ambitious, capable and creative business journalist with outstanding news judgment, excellent communication skills, and a passion for breaking news and distinctive enterprise reporting that differentiates CNN.

**Your Role Accountabilities**

As Senior Business Editor you will lead the business news agenda for CNN during Asia hours across platforms, responding in real-time to unexpected developments and making decisive editorial decisions.

You’ll have proven high-level editing and reporting skills and the ability to distill complex ideas, bringing a deep understanding of tech, media, companies, markets and global and regional economies, as well as an eye for emerging regional trends.

You will have a broad portfolio and will be expected to move between reactive and proactive depending on the situation; commissioning, editing, framing, and writing editorial content for all of CNN’s platforms – including digital, broadcast and digital video; offering on air analysis, taking a lead in crafting original, distinctive news enterprise reporting about the companies, personalities, governments and technology driving the future of business; ensuring all journalism produced adheres to CNN standards and integrity; and communicating across teams on multi-region news, scoops and investigative projects.

Though the role is located in Asia-Pacific, you will be working as part of a global, 24/7 digital-first cross-platform team, providing a key editorial link between CNN’s US and Europe operations, including on occasional weekends.

**Qualifications & Experience**

+ A minimum of 8 years of business news editing and/or writing experience for leading digital-first outlets
+ A proven track record of editing and writing major breaking news; superior news judgement; and the ability to deliver in a highly pressurized, deadline driven environment
+ Exceptional planning and organizational skills with a demonstrable track record of executing detailed digital-first coverage plans
+ Heightened ability to identify business news and cultivate strong sources and areas of expertise
+ Experience conceiving and producing distinctive enterprise journalism, identifying unique reporting opportunites and/or investigative works
+ A passion for news and a deep knowledge of US national and international business – with a focus on Asia and China
+ The ability to think in headlines and smart framings, while considering the intended audience
+ College degree or equivalent industry experience
+ Perfect grasp of written and spoken English
+ Enthusiasm, flexibility and a desire to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment

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We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

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