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Dotdash Meredith · 17 hours ago

Senior Editor, Sports

New York, NY - 225 Liberty Street

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $120K/yr

7+ years exp

Dotdash Meredith is a leading media company, and they are seeking a Senior Editor for their Sports vertical. The Senior Editor will oversee the production of news and feature stories, manage a team of writers, and ensure high-quality journalistic standards while engaging with the audience across digital and print platforms.

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Responsibilities

Oversee and manage Sports stories, mindful of audience engagement and online traffic goals and metrics in an effort to maintain and grow People’s reach

Brainstorm, identify and pitch new areas of growth to maximize the verticals’ digital footprint and print coverage as well as support the Executive Editor in goal-setting, project management and story-telling opportunities

Writing stories on deadline across platforms

Manage and assist editors and writers

Qualification

Sports news reportingDigital content creationAudience engagementSEO knowledgeAnalytics toolsEditing skillsSocial media fluencyOrganizational skillsLeadership skillsAttention to detail

Required

B.A. or equivalent experience

7 years or more managerial experience in a sports news reporting environment

7 years or more digital and print content creation with knowledge of traffic metrics, audience engagement, leadership, writing, reporting experience as a journalist

Proven management/leadership track record

Strong organizational skills and a proven ability to work independently

Strong writing and editing skills, impeccable journalistic standards and attention to detail

Ability to respond quickly to breaking news and understand how to prioritize urgent vs. non urgent content

An understanding of SEO and analytics

Strong leadership skills

Passion for sports and fluency in the social media landscape