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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 Role
The Athletic is hiring a managing editor for our Daily Desk, with a particular emphasis on planning and coordination when it comes to work flow and collaboration. This person will focus on how the desk works across the newsroom to strengthen the quality of our everyday journalism and to seize on opportunities throughout the sports world for compelling stories. The 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 a mastery of news judgment and coordination to launch on stories on a wide range of subjects in sports. They will work with individual sport verticals to plan and assess coverage and with colleagues on the Daily Desk to position us well for key moments and the most important stories. The role requires deft editing skills, both directly and through the coaching of other editors on the desk, and it calls for superior planning capabilities. Successful editors need to work with accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, flexibility and speed, and must be able to help others do the same. Duties will mainly involve editing and management of the Daily Desk but can vary, depending on news demands, staffing and other factors. The work will heavily focus on collaboration with reporters and editors as a top advocate for urgent and timely journalism throughout the newsroom.
The job is remote, for candidates located in either the United States or Canada. It will sometimes require work during nights and weekends, in line with the newsroom’s needs and the sports calendar.