Managing Editor, NBA

The Athletic

Managing Editor for NBA news coverage at The Athletic, overseeing editorial performance and storytelling.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $120,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in digital sports journalism with a strong focus on NBA coverage, editorial management, and audience engagement. Proven ability to generate compelling story ideas, mentor writers, and ensure high-quality reporting standards across various platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Digital Sports JournalismNBA KnowledgeStory Idea GenerationMentoring WritersEditing Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Copy EditingStory StructureReporting StandardsEngagement MetricsWordPress Publishing

Soft Skills

Creative CollaborationThoughtful Discussion FacilitationVoice Development

Industry Keywords

Breaking NewsEditorial ManagementDigital MediaAudience EngagementSports Reporting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

WordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a staff of reporters and/or editors with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct reporting
Drive creative ideas around the daily NBA storylines to advance current news, explore new angles and provoke thoughtful discussions
Collaborate closely with video and audio producers to create a cohesive experience for the audience across all platforms and maximize the reach of our storytelling
Collaborate closely with breaking news and live blog teams on breaking news stories to ensure accuracy in reporting, presentation and tone, and speed in publication
Connect our national and beat reporting to elevate our coverage of what is happening in the NBA
Assist with big-picture, conceptual vision for the vertical, including generating and planning story ideas, and looking for opportunities to expand our coverage
Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products
Maintain an understanding and proficiency of engagement and subscription metrics
Maintain proficiency and knowledge of what makes a story successful with various audiences and platforms
Coordinate staffing assignments, editorial resources and process
Edit and publish stories via WordPress

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in digital sports journalism, with experience at a management level
High-end knowledge of the NBA and drive to compete in a highly competitive landscape
Demonstrated experience recognizing, assigning and editing breaking news
Advanced ability to generate story ideas that result in solid growth in engagement
Works well with writers on strengthening ideas; strong sense of how to advance a single idea into a deeper story
Advanced understanding of the following editing tasks: reporting standards, copy editing, story structure, recognizing problematic sentences, style guidelines
Ability to add context to stories, edit in the writer's voice, ensure fairness
Expert ability to mentor writers and more inexperienced editors.

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