Deputy Editor – Nfl/Mlb/Soccer

Deputy Editor – Nfl/Mlb/Soccer

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing content teams for a major editorial outlet
• Experience directing content strategy, managing a team of writers and content creators, and handling a digital news operation
• Strong leadership skills and ability to strategically direct a large team, actively solve problems, and communicate messages throughout the team
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding news judgment, skilled storytelling abilities, thorough knowledge of digital best practices (including SEO, social platforms, and content sharing), and a strong knowledge of journalistic principles and methods
• Availability after hours and weekends – the role will be tied to the sports calendar and major tentpole events along with coordinating coverage as news breaks around the clock

Responsibilities

• Lead FOX Sports Digital’s content plans and execution for four major pro sports (NFL, MLB, Soccer, Motorsports), and manage the editors directly responsible for each sport
• Coordinate storytelling efforts for the FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com
• Organize storytelling efforts with the digital video team and FOX Sports TV properties, incorporating video into stories and producing companion material that can run on all video platforms
• Establish the overall editorial vision and content strategy for planned original content, blending together the written word, video offerings, social content, and graphics to engage users with smart and surprising stories across various platforms with primary focus on website and app
• Establish a collaborative culture for content development and creation, leading brainstorming sessions for a staff of editors, writers, video producers, and the social team
• Manage a team of editors, writers, and additional freelance contributors, sparking creative ideas and embracing new approaches to storytelling
• Report directly to the executive editor and play a key role in the digital editorial leadership team, taking on responsibility for the development of a group of editors (including senior editors) and writers
• Collaborate with the social team to extend the reach of storytelling efforts, using social channels to grow the audience, extend the reach of stories, and engage users with compelling bite-size content
• Collaborate with the executive editor and SVP for FOX Sports Digital to develop, set, and execute content strategy
• Work with the executive editor to establish an overall editorial voice and tone for FOX Sports Digital
• Work directly with leaders from FOX Sports linear television team to produce and execute cross-platform storytelling strategies
• Work with the design team to plan and execute all art for stories, including original photography, lead art, and informational graphics
• Provide constructive feedback to help writers grow and improve their craft
• Help maintain FOX Sports Digital’s editorial calendar and content budget, planning for upcoming events, major milestones, and content themes
• Display outstanding news judgment, skilled storytelling abilities, thorough knowledge of digital best practices (including SEO, social platforms, and content sharing), and a strong knowledge of journalistic principles and methods
• Embrace a truly cross-platform storytelling approach, combining text, video, audio, photos, and graphics into a cohesive and compelling user experience
• Recruit new talent and develop existing staff
• Utilize analytics, research, and other data to help shape the editorial strategy for FOX Sports Digital
• Regularly track personalization efforts to generate daily content around the Top 50 most-followed teams in the FOX Sports app
• Serve as a conduit to ad sales to help monetize content by creating content that appeals to advertisers and can be smartly bundled on all platforms
• Create cross-platform content themes that can extend to TV, social, and other platforms for monetization including O&O platforms (Fox Sports App & Website)

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.