Sports editor job description
Example sports editor requirements on a job description
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in sports writing.
- Expertise in sports media.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other departments.
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize tasks.
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Advance Local sports editor job description
We have a commitment to investigative and enterprise reporting, and seek someone with an ability to guide reporters through challenging stories of impact to compete for national awards. Since 2018, AL.com journalists have won two Pulitzer Prize awards as well as earning a finalist nomination for journalism’s highest honor. This underscores the strength of our cohesive staff, which includes some of the nation’s top editors and reporters.
We are a digitally-focused company, seeking a leader to help drive content 24/7 on our statewide site, AL.com, with a loyal and demanding following that extends well beyond Alabama across the Southeast and truly across the nation.
This leader is responsible for development and distribution of authoritative content over all platforms that breaks news, delivers constant buzz and offers in-depth analysis, using digital approaches that build and engage audiences. Duties include strategic planning, project execution and supervision of reporters, managing performance-based metrics for the content team and individual employees.
To be a good fit for this opportunity, you will need to have:
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- Experience working with video and social networking functionality / technology is highly desirable
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- Self-starter, very detailed oriented and have the ability to multitask, meet deadlines and manage multiple complex projects to on-time delivery
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- Successful experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
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- Solid track record of successfully developing projects through launch
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- Experience reading and understanding metrics reports and analyzing their implications
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- Working collaboratively to develop measurement methods, ability to align product offerings with audience
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- Mastery of social media and digital interaction
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- Ability to create and implement strategies to respond to the evolving nature of the industry by experimenting with new models, platforms and ideas to stimulate audience engagement and revenue generation/growth.
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Please include a cover letter, links to your work and social media presences.
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