The Athletic
Editorial
SeniorEditor,NFL
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“Senior Editor, NFL at The Athletic. Skills: Editorial management, NFL coverage, Content strategy. Manage staff of reporters. Generate story and video ideas”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years professional experience, Direct editorial management of writers, High-end knowledge of the NFL, Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays
What You'll Do.
Manage staff of reporters
Generate story and video ideas
Plan story and video ideas
Establish process for content assignments
Establish priorities for content assignments
Balance content assignments
Contribute to conceptual vision
Generate story expansion opportunities
Plan story expansion opportunities
Assist with NFL news decisions
Bring distinctive voice to digital media
Maintain understanding of subscription metrics
Maintain knowledge of engagement metrics
Maintain proficiency of SEO
Contribute to oversight of staffing
Contribute to oversight of editorial resources
Contribute to oversight of process
Maintain editorial budget
Collaborate with staff on ideas
Collaborate with Visuals team
Collaborate with Audience team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Editorial organization; Business teams; Visuals team; Audience team
Full Job Description
## Description About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is seeking a Senior Editor for its National Football League desk. This is a senior role in a fast-paced environment contributing to comprehensive editorial oversight of our NFL coverage, using data analytics to optimize performance, and partner across the editorial organization and business teams on a range of initiatives. ## Responsibilities Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct team analysis; generate and plan story and video ideas. Establish process and priorities to balance content assignments that include breaking news, daily coverage, live blog contributions, long-form projects and video filming and editing. Assist with the big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including long-term direction; generating and planning story ideas; expansion opportunities. Assist with overall NFL news decisions, coordination and editing. Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products. Maintain an understanding and proficiency of subscription and engagement metrics. Maintain proficiency and knowledge of SEO (best practices available). Contribute to oversight of staffing assignments, editorial resources and process. Maintain an updated and accurate forward-looking editorial budget on Airtable. Collaborate with staff on story and video ideas. Collaborate with the Visuals team on best execution for stories with a clear visual element. Collaborate with Audience team on headlines, URLs and best publication times.
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