Editorial Manager - Programming

April 9

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The Athletic

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The Athletic is a sports media company known for comprehensive sports coverage and in-depth reporting across various sports such as football, tennis, Formula 1, golf, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and college sports. It provides high-quality articles, live updates, and expert analysis covering significant events and players in the sports world. The platform features content on various leagues and tournaments, providing insights from well-known journalists and analysts. The Athletic aims to set the standard in sports reporting and offers subscription-based access to its content.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

📱 Media

⚽ Sports

📋 Description

• The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. • We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. • Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne. • We empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. • Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. • Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe. • The Athletic is looking for a passionate, analytical audience strategist with an eye for great content to join our team as an Editorial Manager, Programming. • In this role, you’ll be a leader on the strategy and distribution of content across various channels including, but not limited to, The Athletic home feed, New York Times surfaces, email newsletters and push alerts. • This role will collaborate across The Athletic’s newsroom and manage a team of programmers to oversee daily decision-making and the team’s long term vision and goals.

🎯 Requirements

• 7-10 years experience in journalism/media, content programming, digital marketing, or similar. • Experience managing a direct report or a team of direct reports • Expert ability to develop strategies that result in audience growth and engagement. • Experience overseeing home page curation and product development. • Data-driven and analytical; ability to think critically around metrics. • Experience working cross-functionally in a large, complex organization. • Strong communicator and can disseminate information clearly and concisely to various stakeholder groups. • Interest and knowledge across a range of different sports. • Supreme attention to detail and highly organized under deadlines.

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans. • Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses. • 401k retirement savings plan and employer match. • Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave. • Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.