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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 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 Roles
The Athletic is hiring a deputy managing editor for our newly launched Daily Desk, who will focus on making sure we are prioritizing the right stories at night. The desk works across the newsroom to strengthen the quality of our everyday report and to seize on opportunities throughout the sports world for compelling journalism. The desk is staffed from early in the North America day to late in the North America night, and bridges with our team in London to give us 24/7 coverage.
Successful candidates must have strong news judgment and coordination skills to launch on stories, working with individual sport verticals to assess coverage and with colleagues on the Daily Desk to make sure we are seizing on key moments and swarming toward the most important stories, a challenging prospect on nights when most sporting events are happening. The role requires deft editing skills to lift up stories that are already in motion, even stories assigned elsewhere initially. Successful editors need to work with accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, flexibility and speed, as appropriate. Duties will mainly involve editing but sometimes include writing, depending on news demands, staffing and other factors. The work will heavily focus on collaboration with reporters and editors throughout the newsroom.
The job is remote, for candidates located in either the United States or Canada. It will regularly require work during nights and weekends, in line with the newsroom’s needs and the sports calendar.
Responsibilities
Requirements
The annual base salary range for this role is $95,000.00 – $100,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
– 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.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
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