Senior Editor, NFL

The Athletic

Senior Editor managing NFL coverage and editorial oversight for The Athletic’s sports news. Collaborating with teams to optimize performance using data analytics.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

WordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct team analysis; generate and plan story and video ideas.
Establish process and priorities to balance content assignments that include breaking news, daily coverage, live blog contributions, long-form projects and video filming and editing.
Assist with the big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including long-term direction; generating and planning story ideas; expansion opportunities.
Assist with overall NFL news decisions, coordination and editing.
Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products.
Maintain an understanding and proficiency of subscription and engagement metrics.
Maintain proficiency and knowledge of SEO (best practices available).
Contribute to oversight of staffing assignments, editorial resources and process.
Maintain an updated and accurate forward-looking editorial budget on Airtable.
Collaborate with staff on story and video ideas.
Collaborate with the Visuals team on best execution for stories with a clear visual element.
Collaborate with Audience team on headlines, URLs and best publication times.
Edit and publish stories via WordPress

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of professional experience in sports journalism, including direct editorial management of writers.
High-end knowledge of the NFL.
Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays, as needed.
This is a remote-based position in the United States or Canada

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
company-matching 401(k) plan
paid vacation
paid sick days
paid parental leave
tuition reimbursement
professional development programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

sports journalismeditorial managementstory generationvideo filmingvideo editingSEOcontent assignment managementeditorial budgetingdigital media productionaudience engagement metrics

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcreativityorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingadaptabilityproblem-solvingtime managementvisionary thinking