Producer, en Español

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The Producer at CNN en Español is a top-tier journalist and innovative content leader with exceptional rundown-building skills, ensuring top news is prioritized and each show’s editorial flow is sharp, dynamic, and audience-driven. This role demands advanced line producing & multi-platform expertise and the ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while maintaining editorial precision, speed, and creative control. The ideal candidate is a strong multi-platform storyteller and production expert with end-to-end command of the production process.

They are skilled in writing and scripting, conceptualizing and executing graphics, researching and booking high-caliber guests, and shaping compelling, visually driven storytelling. They consistently elevate content across platforms, ensuring every piece is editorially strong, creatively executed, and optimized for multi-platform distribution. In addition, they excel at enhancing broadcasts through the integration of digital, social, and interactive elements that deepen audience engagement and expand reach.

• Responsible for tracking the news flow and consistently identifying top stories, ensuring the delivery of high-impact editorial content across all platforms, including FAST Channel and CNN en Español affiliates.
• Drive rundown leadership by creating and executing show rundowns, prioritizing top news, integrating key developments, and shaping the editorial flow and pacing of each broadcast.
• Serve as the primary driver of line production, overseeing end-to-end execution from pre-show planning through live broadcast. Ensure precise timing, strong editorial standards, and swift, informed decision-making in the control room, with the ability to rapidly troubleshoot technical issues under pressure in real time.
• Lead breaking news and rolling coverage as needed, providing real-time editorial judgment and ensuring accurate, timely execution across platforms under pressure.
• Generate, pitch, and execute original reporting and story ideas, with a focus on follow-up coverage and long-term, multi-platform storytelling across genres.
• Create and produce digital and broadcast segments, including multiple content elements and compelling headlines for digital show distribution. Collaborate with content providers, digital, social media, and programming teams to develop and execute concepts for current shows through a coordinated production workflow.
• Lead the creation and execution of compelling on-air graphics, including Viz Pilot, that enhance storytelling and strengthen each show’s visual identity. Design dynamic visual elements that support editorial content, clarify complex information, and elevate audience engagement.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple departments including Graphics, News gathering, Digital, Planning, Promotions and Production teams to ensure accurate, timely, and impactful execution across live and pre-produced content.
• Work closely with internal verification and standards teams to ensure all content is properly vetted and aligned with editorial guidelines.
• Skillfully integrate complementary materials that enhance the broadcast, such as new media elements, social media integration, and interactive features.
• Track key events and developments throughout the year, proactively integrating them into rundowns and shaping coverage strategies around major moments, including opportunities to highlight U.S. Hispanic stories that resonate with the audience.
• Maintain and evaluate award-worthy content for annual submissions, including tracking eligibility across major industry awards and ceremonies.

• Minimum of 5–7 years of production experience in the television news industry, with strong practical expertise in control room settings.
• Deep understanding of news media, digital and social media audiences, and platform-specific content strategies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. Hispanic market, including cultural, linguistic, and audience nuances.
• Fluency in Spanish, with strong professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to interpret data and audience metrics…