Junior Editor

Footballco is the world’s biggest dedicated soccer content and media business. Reaching more than 400 million soccer fans across the world each month, and with a growing roster of brands including Goal, Indivisa, Mundial, Voetbalzone, and Spox, no one else has our reach or depth of understanding within the game. With over 300 employees globally, we’re a young company with some established brands and serious investment behind us. Our future starts now…

About the role

Footballco is looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Junior Editor to join the Affiliate team.

Working with the Affiliate Editor, you will edit match previews covering NFL, NBA, NHL, and other US-based sports, write longform sports watching guides, and implement daily strategies, mostly SEO-related, for where-to-watch content on Goal.

The position is based in the US, fully remote, and will involve working weekends.

What You'll be doing:

Edit and manage content production of where-to-watch articles produced by a team of freelancers
Write longform where-to-watch articles designed to encourage subscriptions to streaming services.
Work with writers and other editors to help grow traffic to where-to-watch articles.
Work with the SEO team to maintain day-to-day SEO best practices on where-to-watch articles.
Research search trends and support other editors to improve headlines and publishing strategy.
Partner with audience leads to track KPIs and assist with strategy to identify audience growth opportunities.

What you have:

4-6 years of experience in editorial publishing
Experience sub-editing/proofreading, preferably in a journalistic capacity
Strong attention to detail
Strong copywriting skills
Experience using CMS platforms
A data-driven mindset and approach to publishing
Knowledge of US sports essential: NFL, NHL, NBA etc