Senior Manager, VOD & Streaming
Core
Lead a cross-functional production team supporting CNN's original video development, recurring franchises, and strategic streaming initiatives for VOD and streaming portfolios.
Role type
Senior Manager, Video Production & Streaming
Builds
Original video series, explainers, and premium nonfiction content for CNN's streaming and VOD slate.
Domain
News media, digital streaming, and premium nonfiction video production.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Editorial judgment, storytelling instincts, resource allocation, team mentorship, project management, hands-on production support, workflow optimization, franchise continuity oversight, script and story structure guidance, visual execution feedback.
Preferred skills
Experience with Adobe Premiere, familiarity with modern collaborative production workflows, ability to navigate shifting priorities.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a cross-functional team of Producers, Associate Producers, and Senior Producers; Allocate resources across projects and series based on production priorities; Provide mentorship, editorial feedback, and career development support to team members; Foster a collaborative team culture that encourages flexibility, creativity, and operational excellence; Oversee execution across a range of recurring formats, explainers, and premium video projects; Partner closely with Directors, Development teams, and Editorial stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time and at a high creative standard; Provide editorial guidance on scripts, story structure, visual execution, and final delivery; Step into productions as needed to support launches, high-priority initiatives, staffing gaps, or complex editorial workflows; Act as a secondary lead on select franchise productions, helping provide oversight and continuity across the broader streaming portfolio.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
