General Editor Audience Engagement

The⠀General⠀Editor⠀Audience⠀Engagement⠀will be⠀primarily⠀responsible⠀for the⠀editing⠀and⠀curation⠀of⠀ESPN.com's⠀content⠀feeds,⠀including⠀the home⠀page and⠀interior⠀content⠀landing⠀pages. On⠀a daily⠀basis,⠀this⠀person⠀will⠀assess⠀content⠀from a⠀variety of⠀sources⠀(ESPN⠀Editorial,⠀wire⠀services,⠀partners,⠀digital⠀video and⠀streaming)⠀to⠀determine⠀how it⠀fits into⠀our daily⠀news⠀coverage⠀and⠀programming⠀needs. The⠀editor⠀evaluates⠀sport page⠀copy and⠀headlines,⠀provides⠀feedback⠀on all⠀art,⠀headlines⠀and video,⠀and works⠀to package⠀this⠀content in⠀a manner⠀that⠀captivates⠀the⠀audience⠀and drives⠀users deep⠀into the⠀site. Must⠀possess⠀strong⠀news⠀judgment⠀and the⠀ability to⠀quickly⠀prioritize⠀and⠀package⠀various⠀types of⠀content⠀for a⠀large⠀national⠀audience,⠀as well as⠀evaluate⠀content⠀performance⠀and⠀identify⠀trending⠀stories.⠀This is a⠀hybrid⠀position⠀(4 days in⠀office)⠀located in⠀our LA⠀office or⠀Bristol,⠀CT.

This⠀full-time⠀position⠀requires⠀work on⠀nights,⠀weekends⠀and some⠀holidays.

Responsibilities:

• The⠀General⠀Editor⠀will⠀assess and⠀package⠀incoming⠀content,⠀coordinate⠀with other⠀editors as⠀needed,⠀and⠀program⠀feeds⠀while⠀monitoring⠀news and⠀live⠀events.
• Manage⠀overall⠀style and⠀voice of⠀feeds in a⠀fast-paced⠀environment.
• Along⠀with the⠀daily⠀programming⠀roles, the⠀General⠀Editor⠀will be⠀involved⠀in short-⠀and⠀long-term⠀editorial⠀planning,⠀creating⠀programming⠀strategies⠀specifically⠀tailored⠀to the⠀content⠀and⠀audience⠀consumption⠀patterns.
• General⠀editors⠀manage and⠀track⠀contributions⠀from⠀multiple⠀outputs⠀including⠀editorial,⠀video,⠀utility⠀pages,⠀streams⠀and⠀scores.
• The⠀General⠀Editor⠀will⠀collaborate⠀and⠀communicate⠀with⠀content⠀partners⠀on daily⠀programming⠀plans,⠀taking⠀into⠀account⠀priorities⠀across⠀departments.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of⠀3 years⠀working in⠀a⠀high-level⠀sports⠀media⠀environment.
• Possess⠀strong⠀knowledge⠀of one or⠀more of⠀NFL, NBA,⠀MLB,⠀Soccer,⠀College⠀Football⠀and⠀College⠀Basketball,⠀including⠀fantasy⠀and⠀betting.⠀This⠀includes⠀not just⠀on-field⠀expertise,⠀but a⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀cutting-edge⠀trends⠀around the⠀sport.
• Understand⠀and follow⠀closely⠀the latest⠀in fan⠀engagement⠀data and⠀key⠀performance⠀metrics to⠀optimize⠀content⠀creation⠀and⠀distribution⠀to⠀fans.
• Strong⠀understanding⠀and⠀appreciation⠀of news,⠀story play⠀and⠀excellent⠀headline⠀writing⠀skills.
• Work⠀quickly⠀and juggle⠀multiple⠀varied⠀tasks⠀during a⠀typical⠀work⠀day.
• Possess⠀excellent⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.
• Strong⠀appreciation⠀of popular⠀culture⠀and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀tastes of⠀ESPN’s⠀audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience⠀in online⠀media⠀content⠀preparation.⠀Applicants⠀must have⠀the⠀ability to⠀work in a⠀rapidly⠀changing⠀online⠀environment⠀and⠀possess⠀excellent⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.
• Sports⠀takes⠀place on⠀nights,⠀weekends⠀and⠀holidays⠀and those⠀shifts⠀will be⠀regular⠀and⠀required.
• Have⠀a⠀background⠀or quickly⠀become⠀competent⠀in content⠀management⠀systems.

Preferred Education:

• A B.S./B.A. degree in communication arts, journalism or new media or equivalent combination of education experience.