Lead and manage NBA newsroom coverage, assign and edit breaking news, generate and plan story ideas, mentor reporters and editors, coordinate with audio/video teams, optimize audience engagement, and publish via WordPress.
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
This is a senior role providing comprehensive editorial oversight of our NBA news coverage, driving our unique reporting to produce distinct storytelling around the most prominent NBA topics and partnering with stakeholders across the editorial organization to optimize performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong affinity for the constant news cycle of the NBA and be driven to compete in that landscape. There is a strong preference for candidates based on the West Coast, and this position necessitates work on nights and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Manage a staff of reporters and/or editors with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct reporting
- Drive creative ideas around the daily NBA storylines to advance current news, explore new angles and provoke thoughtful discussions
- Collaborate closely with video and audio producers to create a cohesive experience for the audience across all platforms and maximize the reach of our storytelling
- Collaborate closely with breaking news and live blog teams on breaking news stories to ensure accuracy in reporting, presentation and tone, and speed in publication
- Connect our national and beat reporting to elevate our coverage of what is happening in the NBA
- Assist with big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including generating and planning story ideas, and looking for opportunities to expand our coverage
- Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products
- Maintain an understanding and proficiency of engagement and subscription metrics
- Maintain proficiency and knowledge of what makes a story successful with various audiences and platforms
- Coordinate staffing assignments, editorial resources and process
- Edit and publish stories via WordPress
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in digital sports journalism, with experience at a management level
- High-end knowledge of the NBA and drive to compete in a highly competitive landscape
- Demonstrated experience recognizing, assigning and editing breaking news
- Advanced ability to generate story ideas that result in solid growth in engagement
- Works well with writers on strengthening ideas; strong sense of how to advance a single idea into a deeper story
- Advanced understanding of the following editing tasks: reporting standards, copy editing, story structure, recognizing problematic sentences, style guidelines
- Ability to add context to stories, edit in the writer's voice, ensure fairness
- Expert ability to mentor writers and more inexperienced editors.
- This is a remote-based position based in the United States or Canada
The annual base salary range for this role is $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location.
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process. If you are a candidate for a technical role, we will let you know what specific tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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