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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 450+ 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 This is a full-time staff role working on soccer, global sports, tennis, F1 and North American sports as required. The successful candidate will have a news-driven outlook, experience in copy-editing and sub-editing across our key sports, and be comfortable editing in UK and U.S. English. They will be adept at identifying and commissioning writers, working with the news and live teams, and publishing engaging copy. This role has a hybrid working schedule and in office presence is required 3 days per week.
Manage a small team of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news, features and enterprise Assist on generating and planning story ideas across soccer/football, particularly around key events in the sporting calendar Maintain proficiency and knowledge for SEO (best practices available) Edit and publish stories via WordPress and work with social and programming teams to make sure they reach the largest possible audience.
3+ years of experience in digital sports journalism Advanced ability to generate story ideas that result in solid engagement Work well with writers on strengthening ideas; strong sense of how to take a single idea and develop it into a broader package Advanced understanding of the following editing tasks: copy editing, story structure, recognising problematic sentences, style guidelines Ability to add context to stories, edit in the writer's voice, ensure fairness, provide story structure High-end knowledge of football/soccer and other sports This is a remote role with a willingness to work weekends, early mornings and evenings when the sporting calendar requires.
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