The Athletic is hiring a
Managing Editor

Summary

The job is a senior editorial role at The Athletic, involving managing a team of journalists and delivering strong, timely, and impactful stories on major news in all sports. The role is remote for candidates located in the United States or Canada only.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in digital sports journalism, with experience at a management level
• Keen news judgment, with experience framing stories that result in solid engagement
• The ability to work with reporters and fellow editors to strengthen ideas both individually and as part of a broader report
• Advanced understanding of copy editing, story structure, style guidelines and clear, succinct writing
• Clear understanding of fairness, accuracy and sensitive subjects and sourcing needs
• Expert ability to mentor writers and editors of all levels
• High-end knowledge of sports news
• The ability to work nights and weekends as needed, serving on call for major stories and sporting events

Responsibilities

• Manage a staff of editors and reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of daily news stories
• Collaborate on the big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical in concert with the wider newsroom, including the generation and execution of story ideas with the broadest possible appeal
• Provide long term direction of the News team and strategic development for its staff
• Develop workflow and prioritization to balance a wide range of assignments, including fast-paced breaking news, creative spot features, timely explainers and longer range projects
• Work to bring a distinctive voice and strong editing guidance to our coverage
• Maintain an understanding and proficiency of key newsroom metrics and audience strategies
• Coordinate staffing, including schedules, with respect to editorial resources and key priorities
• Collaborate with staff all over the newsroom for stories and to serve as a leader and liaison with individual sport verticals and other departments
• Edit and publish stories via WordPress
• Manage the vertical’s financial budget, including month-to-month expenditures

Benefits

• Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans
• Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses
• 401k retirement savings plan and employer match
• Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave