\nAbout Us\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Role\n\n\nThis is a senior role providing comprehensive editorial oversight of our Fantasy & Sports Betting desk, using data analytics to optimize performance, and partner with stakeholders across the editorial organization and business teams on a range of initiatives.\n\n\nThis is a remote role for US and Canada. \n\n\n\nResponsibilities \n* Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct team analysis.\n* Provide a big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including long-term direction; generating and planning story ideas; editorial platforms; expansion opportunities.\n* Establish process and priorities to balance content assignments ranging from short-form and breaking news to daily coverage to long-form projects.\n* Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products.\n* Maintain an understanding and proficiency of subscription and engagement metrics.\n* Maintain proficiency and knowledge of SEO best practices.\n* Develop comprehensive multimedia coverage and contacts that include text and audio.\n* Coordinate staffing assignments, editorial resources and process. Maintain an updated and accurate forward-looking editorial budget.\n* Collaborate with staff on story ideas, and with the design team on best execution for stories with a clear visual element.\n* Oversee the vertical’s financial budget, including projecting month-to-month expenditures and managing travel.\n* Edit and publish stories via WordPress as well as the news and live file tools.\n\n\n\nRequirements \n* 10+ years of experience in digital sports journalism, including at least five years of direct editorial and personnel management.\n* Expert ability to mentor writers and more inexperienced editors; can reposition/redeploy writers to get maximum value from staff.\n* Expert ability to generate story ideas that result in solid sub-growth and engagement.\n* Works well with writers on strengthening ideas. Strong sense of how to take a single idea and develop it into a broader package.\n* Expert understanding of the following editing tasks: copy editing, story structure, recognizing problematic sentences, style guidelines.\n* Ability to add context to stories, edit in writer's voice, ensure fairness, provide story structure.\n* Leader in the day-to-day execution of ideas that result in engagement and subscriptions.\n* Works outside of regular purview to find ways to improve the operations and sharing of information.\n* Pushes company initiatives hard.\n* High-end knowledge of Fantasy & Sports Betting.\n* This position is based in the United States or Canada.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe annual base salary range for this role is $120,000.00 - $140,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.\n\n\nThe Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:\n\n\n- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.\n- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.\n- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.\n- 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.\n\n\nFor international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.\n\n\nThe Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.\n\n\nClick here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice, which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.\n\n\nBeware of fraudulent job recruiting schemes! Our recruiters use [email protected] exclusively. We do not conduct interviews via text or instant message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social security numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a recruiter with The Athletic but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to [email protected]. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Recruiter, SEO and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $55,000 — $115,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nUnited States

\nAbout Us\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Role\n\n\nThe Athletic is accepting applications for its inaugural Leon H. Carter newsroom internship, a 12-week program either remote or based in New York City, which will run from September 16, 2024 - December 6, 2024. The intern will be embedded on our editorial design and visuals team, which will expose the intern to every facet of the newsroom. The mission of The Athletic’s internship program is to attract and develop the industry’s next stars. The intern will help shape our most informative coverage while helping to advance our goal to be the top destination for sports news around the world. The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 USD per hour. \n\n\nThis is a remote internship that will require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.\n\n\nThe application deadline is April 19, 2024.\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n* Work closely with the design team and newsroom to enhance articles, social media, and basic data viz, plus complete an art direction project.\n* Articles: Use photos and vector elements to create bespoke lead images for stories published by The Athletic.\n* Social: Use type, photos and vector elements to create posts for Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms.\n* Graphics/Data viz: Learn how to use our intuitive chart building tool to create basic data visualizations.\n* Art Direction: Complete an art direction project by commissioning an illustrator to create original artwork. Provide instructions and guidance to help the artist understand the brief.\n\n\n\nRequirements\n* Undergraduate students who are ideally in their junior or senior year.\n* Ability to work a 30-40 hour work week.\n* Previous design and/or newsroom internship experience is a plus.\n* Flexibility: ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments where needs and priorities can change quickly.\n* Deep knowledge of and a passion for sports.\n* This is a remote internship that will require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.\n\n\n\nApplication Directions\n* Attach a resume.\n* An essay between 500-700 words explaining why you should be considered by The Athletic for this internship, including but not limited to your main area of interest — design, data viz and visual storytelling.\n* Two letters of recommendation.\n* A portfolio of at least 10 relevant samples showcasing strong editorial design skills.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:\n\n\n- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.\n- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.\n- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.\n- 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.\n\n\nFor international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.\n\n\nThe Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.\n\n\nClick here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice, which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.\n\n\nBeware of fraudulent job recruiting schemes! Our recruiters use [email protected] exclusively. We do not conduct interviews via text or instant message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social security numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a recruiter with The Athletic but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to [email protected]. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Embedded, Travel and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $65,000 — $155,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nUnited States

\nAbout Us\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Role \n\n\nThe Athletic is seeking a Managing Editor for its NFL vertical. This is the No. 2 role in the department, reporting up to the NFL Senior Managing Editor. The Managing Editor and the Senior Managing Editor share comprehensive editorial oversight of NFL coverage, using data analytics to optimize performance. They also partner with stakeholders across the editorial organization and business teams on a range of initiatives. \n\n\nThis role will be remote for candidates located in the United States or Canada only.\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n* Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct team analysis.\n* Assist with big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including long-term direction; generating and planning story ideas; editorial platforms; expansion opportunities.\n* Provide process and priorities to balance content assignments ranging from short-form and breaking news to daily coverage to longform projects.\n* Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products.\n* Maintain an understanding and proficiency of subscription and engagement metrics.\n* Maintain proficiency and knowledge for SEO (best practices available).\n* Develop comprehensive multimedia coverage and contacts that include text and audio.\n* Coordinate staffing assignments, editorial resources and process.\n* Maintain an updated and accurate forward-looking editorial budget.\n* Collaborate with staff on story ideas, and with design on best execution for stories with a clear visual element.\n* Edit and publish stories via WordPress.\n* Manage the vertical’s financial budget, including projecting month-to-month expenditures and managing travel.\n\n\n\nRequirements\n* 8+ years of experience in digital sports journalism, with experience at a management level.\n* Advanced ability to generate story ideas that result in solid sub-growth and engagement.\n* Works well with writers on strengthening ideas; strong sense of how to take a single idea and develop it into a broader package.\n* Advanced understanding of the following editing tasks: copy editing, story structure, recognizing problematic sentences, style guidelines.\n* Ability to add context to stories, edit in the writer's voice, ensure fairness, provide story structure.\n* Expert ability to mentor writers and more inexperienced editors.\n* High-end knowledge of the NFL.\n* This is a remote-based position is based in the United States or Canada.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe annual base salary range for this role is $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.\n\n\nThe Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:\n\n\n- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.\n- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.\n- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.\n- 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.\n\n\nFor international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.\n\n\nThe Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.\n\n\nClick here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice, which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.\n\n\nBeware of fraudulent job recruiting schemes! Our recruiters use [email protected] exclusively. We do not conduct interviews via text or instant message and we do not ask candidates to download software, to purchase equipment through us, or to provide sensitive personally identifiable information, such as bank accounts or social security numbers. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a recruiter with The Athletic but operating from a different email address about a job offer, please report it as potential job fraud to the law enforcement and to [email protected]. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, SEO and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $50,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nUnited States