Staff Editor (London)
Staff Editor (London)
Posted on :
04-07-2025
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About Us
About the Role
The Athletic seeks an editor for its desk in the United Kingdom. The candidate will be heavily involved in day-to-day coverage of football tennis F1 and other sports including editing and publishing of content and collaborating with writers and other editors. The ideal candidate will be self-starting and energetic able to edit any kind of story and interested in American sports. They will be willing to work early shifts nights and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Edit stories from start to finish for quality context style and grammar.
- Follow best practices and use data and feedback on headline writing for SEO purposes.
- Be ready to jump on breaking news and participate in live coverage and collaborate with our news team on developing stories.
- Work with writers and editors to execute high-quality stories features and analysis.
- Work with programming and social media teams to ensure our content is viewed by as many readers as possible.
- Embrace innovative methods to cover news in a live environment and via newsletters.
- Generate thoughtful smart and relevant story ideas.
- Develop relationships with audio and video departments.
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years experience in news and feature editing on digital platforms.
- Strong news judgment a keen eye for detail and high standards for accuracy and clarity.
- The ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments in which needs and priorities can change quickly.
- Deep knowledge of and a passion for professional sports including football F1 and tennis.
- Knowledge of SEO best practices.
- Knowledge of WordPress and photo editing skills is a plus.
- Ability to work nights weekends and holidays as needed.
- This role requires a combination of office-based and remote working with a minimum 3 days per week in our London office.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our UK benefits packages offer benefits and perks competitive to the local market.
The 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.
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