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The Athletic · 11 hours ago

Managing Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $135K/yr

10+ years exp

The Athletic Media Company is a leading sports media organization with a large global newsroom. They are seeking a Managing Editor for their Daily Desk, focusing on planning, coordination, and improving the quality of everyday journalism.

JournalismNewsSports

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Responsibilities

Assist senior managing editor with leadership of the desk and management duties, with ownership of specific areas of the desk’s functions

Lead the improvement of workflow and best practices for the desk and its wide range of assignments and demands

Collaborate with design and photo teams and with other areas of the newsroom as necessary

Maintain a strong understanding of search optimization and how to identify coverage opportunities

Have input on staff schedules, working to resolve needs of a large staff and to position editors to do their best work

Plan staffing for high impact moments and a balanced workload

Rigorously edit and publish stories from sportswriters of numerous types

Collaborate with sport editors to launch coverage around breaking news and to strategize around other stories, including coverage of key events

Maintain strong ties with leading vertical editors to help in wider coordination

Maintain strong story budgets and communicate during key meetings and handoffs

Coordinate with the audience team to maximize story promotion and ensure stories are published in peak publishing windows

Coordinate with reporters in the field and editors who are contributing to coverage

Maintain strong understanding of style and story structure, with the ability to identify mistakes and to improve pieces as needed

Work to draw out the distinctive, compelling and authentic voice we bring to all coverage, particularly for nuanced and difficult stories

Regularly lift stories by making sure they are clear and compelling and collaboratively seeking improvements, with an eye toward continuously improving our overall work

Qualification

News editingJournalistic managementCopy editingContent management systemsStory generationPlanningMentoringCollaborationFlexibilityCommunication

Required

10+ years of experience editing news stories of various types, including breaking news

4+ years of journalistic managerial experience, preferably with direct oversight of other editors

Strong copy editing experience, with demonstrated consistency in lifting and strengthening stories as well as coaching colleagues on editing and reporting

An ability and willingness to work nights and weekends and to serve on call in big moments

Interest and knowledge across a range of different sports, with demonstrated experience generating story ideas and helping own a report

A demonstrated ability to mentor more inexperienced editors and reporters

Familiarity with WordPress is a bonus, but must have strong comfort working in a content management system for news

An ability to work in the United States or Canada