Sub Editor
The Sporting News is seeking a creative and driven Sub Editor to join its growing global editorial team.
At TSN, our Sub Editors are involved in all aspects of our content creation operation. As part of our team, you will be responsible for identifying, writing and sub-editing compelling stories that engage our users on different digital platforms.
The successful candidate will have elite editing skills and an excellent understanding of how to utilise SEO best practices in content creation. They will also have a wide global sports knowledge, with a particularly strong focus on European and international football. You should know your Premier League and National teams, and understand instinctively how football fans interact with internet culture.
You must be plugged into current sporting events, with a curiosity about what is happening both on the pitch and off it. And you will have an enthusiasm for the fun, weird and inspiring moments that drive conversation around a game — plus the instinct to recognise them before anyone else.
Daily duties could range from editing a breaking news burst to writing SEO-focused content on a game or an explainer that advances a story in real time. You will also contribute to daily planning and ideation around the global football, MMA and Boxing. You should be able to tackle each with an expert’s authority and voice, creating content that informs, entertains, or otherwise adds value to the conversation.
You must also be comfortable writing in formats that transcend traditional newspaper-style articles, including live blogs, explainers and ‘How to Watch’ content, incorporating storytelling enhancers such as embedded video and social media posts, bullet points, tables, graphics and data.
HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT YOU’LL (PRIMARILY) DO
Line edit written content for accuracy, focus and style/grammar
Curate and write essential stories for football and potentially other sports that give SN a distinctive voice
Utilise SEO best practices to create content that fits with SN’s audience strategy and partnerships
Lean on your extensive football knowledge to write and contribute article ideas at daily editorial meetings and in Slack topic channels
Collaborate with other Editors on tentpole planning and budgeting, across our global English-language editions
Contribute to site and app management, including executing link strategy, updating homepages, writing push notifications, etc
Support SN’s social media team, including by suggesting creative copy/ideas for article sharing
Contribute ideas for original multimedia content, both on and off platform
DO YOU HAVE THESE ESSENTIALS?
Excellent sub-editing and writing skills
Knowledge of sports betting, particularly in football and/or combat sports
In-depth knowledge of European and international football, as well as a familiarity with other key global sports
Understanding of SEO tools and best practices, and how to farm Google Trends for content ideas
At least 3 years of digital sports media experience, preferably in a newsroom setting
Mastery of writing clean, concise copy that explains to readers what is happening and why
Adept at writing engaging headlines that stand out — and how to make a boring one better
Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced digital news environment
Sharp and creative news judgement instincts
Willing to work nights and weekends, as required, to meet the needs of the global sporting agenda
Ability to learn new roles and adapt in a constantly evolving industry
Not Essential But Great If You Also Have
University degree in journalism or a related communications field
Knowledge of boxing and/or MMA
Social media management or content marketing experience
Podcasting or video production experience, including as potential talent on screen
Familiarity and experience of producing betting-related content
Understanding of how to use audience data and tools to shape content strategy
About Sporting News, The Company
The underlying ethos of Sporting News is positivity and passion for sports. To help drive those tenets, we have three core objectives:
Create the best media experience for sports fans. Wherever you are in the world, whatever device you choose, we want Sporting News to offer the best fan experience possible through the creation of quality, interesting content.
Develop a work experience that people want to be part of. We want to identify talented, motivated staff who work hard, enjoy their job, support their team… and have fun while doing it.
Build a fantastic, growing business. We want to deliver for our brand and our partners while achieving our commercial goals, ultimately using our scale for good.