Sports Digital Editor

Job Description

JOB DETAILS

REQUIREMENTS

• College degree in communications, journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years’ experience as a sports journalist, with focus on fast-paced digital content production and multimedia expertise.
• Strong editing and headline writing skills.
• A history of collaboration, innovation and goal achievement.
• How to maximize readership by anticipating news, researching trends and delivering in a variety of story forms.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Understanding of various news and information content management systems.
• Approachability, personal charisma and a commitment to staff.
• Knowledge of the changing sports media landscape and ability to adapt strategies that address continually changing market and consumer needs and desires.
• Strong competitive instincts and intellectual curiosity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Editing and publishing stories, and writing thoughtful and engaging headlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Complete and relentless surveillance of news in the sports world, including how to use Google Trends to identify fine-tuning with existing stories and/or missed opportunities.
• Master best practices for maximum reach on search and commit to getting content to top of Google carousels.
• Monitoring coverage from around our client’s Network to elevate for a national audience.
• Pristine communication to keep the workflow rolling and counter the difficulties of working remotely.
• Tracking story performance and being comfortable in an environment of constant adjustment to reach performance goals.
• Planning and executing newsletter sends, push notifications, photo galleries and more.

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