This role defines how CNN competes across evolving landscapes, AI-driven answer engines, and video-first ecosystems, ensuring technical readiness, measurement clarity, and strategic alignment across teams
Job Summary
This role defines how CNN competes across evolving landscapes, AI-driven answer engines, and video-first ecosystems, ensuring technical readiness, measurement clarity, and strategic alignment across teams.
Oversee technical GEO readiness in partnership with Engineering and Product, defining requirements for schema, metadata systems, indexing readiness, and platform compliance.
Serve as the primary GEO partner to Editorial leadership, Product & Engineering, and Distribution Strategy Partnerships teams, balancing internal priorities with external platform requirements.
Matching Summary
This role defines how CNN competes across evolving landscapes, AI-driven answer engines, and video-first ecosystems, ensuring technical readiness, measurement clarity, and strategic alignment across teams.
Salary
Base: $147,000.00 - $273,000.00 salary per year; Bonus/Equity: Annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives; Benefits: Health insurance, wellness program, life/disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid holidays/sick/vacation
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Generative AI platforms strategy
Video-first ecosystems strategy
Technical readiness and systems oversight
Measurement and impact framework development
Cross-functional partnership and governance
Operational discipline and insight delivery
Nice-to-have
Storytelling and innovation spirit
Career defining opportunities
Thriving and growing environment
Connecting the world through news
Key Requirements
10+ years in technical search, platform strategy, or discovery roles
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives
Proven track record developing platform strategies
Experience building or overseeing technical optimization programs
Deep understanding of search and AI discovery models
Strong analytical orientation and data platform comfort