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Sports Editor, Writer - Soccer, NFL & Digital Sports
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What they do
An Editor reviews stories, reports or manuscripts, makes corrections, and works with writers to improve content and structure of writing. Plans and coordinates material to be included in publications. Works with print material or website content. May specialize in copy editing (careful review of text for errors) or other types of editing; may work as an executive editor with authority to approve publications and contracts.
$78,921 / year median in California
-17% projected decline
Job Description
- Experience at a major sports publication, newsroom or high-volume digital sports operationRequired qualifications:
- Significant professional experience as a digital sports editor, writer or journalist
- Deep knowledge of soccer and the NFL, with working familiarity across UFC, college football and the broader sports landscape
- Excellent writing, editing, copy editing and headline-writing skills
- Strong editorial judgment and the ability to quickly identify the most useful or compelling angle
- Demonstrated ability to produce clean, engaging and accurate copy on tight deadlines, often around live events
- Experience editing other writers and providing clear, actionable feedback
- Working knowledge of SEO and how search intent should inform editorial decisions
- Experience with WordPress or a comparable CMS
- Fluency with Google Docs and collaborative editorial workflows
- Strong research and fact-checking skills
- Ability to navigate stakeholder feedback and approval processes while keeping work moving
- Highly organized and comfortable managing several priorities at oncePreferred Qualifications
- Experience covering soccer or the NFL at scale
- Experience developing strong headlines, subheads and article structures for readers and search
- Experience writing recommendation, service or search-driven evergreen content
- Familiarity with audience insights, search trends and content-performance dataJob overview:
- For this position, we need somebody who has worked in sports publishing/journalism/editorial.
- Ideally, experience with and knowledge of Soccer as our main sports are UFC, European soccer and the NFL.
- We're looking for an experienced Sports Editor/Writer to create, edit and publish timely, useful and engaging sports content.
- This is a hands-on role for a strong digital editor who also writes regularly and is comfortable working at the pace of live sports and streaming culture.
Responsibilities:
- Write and publish approximately one original article per day, depending on assignment complexity and other editorial responsibilities
- Produce fast-turnaround coverage tied to matchups, results, schedules, standings, marquee events and other timely sports moments
- Write evergreen and discovery content, including how-to-watch guides, competition and team explainers, previews and viewing guides
- Build and maintain persistent team and competition hubs that stay current across a season
- Edit copy from other writers and update existing articles to keep information accurate and current
- Apply SEO best practices and partner with editorial, marketing, publicity, sports programming and SEO stakeholders to secure approvals
- Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.
- Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.