Managing Editor, NBA (Remote)
- Role
- Content
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Enterprise
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No BS summary
Senior editorial leader for NBA news coverage with strong NBA news-cycle affinity. Remote U.S. role, with strong preference for West Coast candidates and required nights/weekends work.
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About the Role This is a senior role providing comprehensive editorial oversight of our NBA news coverage, driving our unique reporting to produce distinct storytelling around the most prominent NBA topics and partnering with stakeholders across the editorial organization to optimize performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong affinity for the constant news cycle of the NBA and be driven to compete in that landscape. There is a strong preference for candidates based on the West Coast, and this position necessitates work on nights and weekends.
What you'll do
- Provide comprehensive editorial oversight of NBA news coverage
- Drive unique reporting to produce distinct storytelling around prominent NBA topics
- Partner with stakeholders across the editorial organization to optimize performance
What they require
- Senior role
- Strong affinity for the constant news cycle of the NBA
- Driven to compete in the NBA news landscape
- Strong preference for candidates based on the West Coast
- Position necessitates work on nights and weekends
- Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process
Benefits
- May be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs