Senior Sports Writer and Editor

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Athletic Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced sports writer and editor to join our team at The Athletic. As the Lead Writer for Tifo Football and Sports, you will be responsible for creating engaging and informative content for our video scripts, including longer scripts for horizontal YouTube videos and shorter scripts for our social, vertical offering on TikTok, YouTube shorts, and Instagram.

Your duties will include commissioning scripts from freelance writers, editing scripts written by others, and liaising with the newsrooms to ensure editorial alignment. You will work under the direction of the Deputy Head of Video to perform your duties and alongside the other leaders in the video team as part of the video review process to ensure all videos are accurate and meet editorial standards prior to publication.

Responsibilities

  • Produce seven to eight scripts for Tifo Illustrated per week, in a combination of long and short-form.
  • Ensure our content reflects the seasonality of the sports calendar.
  • Provide data and editorial support to the designers to ensure our videos retain integrity and comprehension.
  • Work with the Deputy Head of Video and the Video Growth Team to incorporate analytics and data into our editorial process, to maintain an understanding of our audience.
  • Work with The Athletic's newsroom and editors to ensure Tifo videos meet the high editorial standards of the organisation.
  • Help to review all Tifo videos once they are created in order to ensure accuracy and standards prior to publication.
  • Work as part of a team, assisting other team members with their projects and being available as an asset to your colleagues.

Requirements

  • 6+ years experience in video or print journalism (will consider relevant, equivalent professional experience).
  • Ability to ingest, consolidate, contextualise and communicate complicated information, and provide this information in accessible formats.
  • Advanced understanding of social video platforms and the content that drives audiences.
  • Excellent written and presentation skills.
  • Commissioning experience and ability to work with freelancers.
  • Ability to comfortably adapt to shifts in priorities.
  • Excellent knowledge of sports industry, with a focus on US core sports and soccer.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 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. For international candidates, our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

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