Sports Multiplatform Editor

The Seattle Times, a family-owned news organization and one of the nation’s premier regional news sources, is seeking a versatile Sports Multiplatform Editor. We’re looking for a sports enthusiast with a stellar understanding of AP style, SEO principles and digital journalism best practices who can exercise excellent news judgment, particularly as relates to coverage of Seattle-area sports teams.

As a sports multiplatform editor, you will copy edit and format stories for The Seattle Times news products with an emphasis on audience engagement. You’ll help promote sports stories through digital best practices and experiment with innovative ideas. You’ll ensure newsworthy content moves rapidly from initial draft to final product for both web and print — with accuracy, clarity, fairness, grammar and style. You should be comfortable working under tight deadlines while supporting multiple editors at once. Ideally, you have previous experience (and mastery) with both AP style and knowledge of local geography and nomenclature.

Schedule: This position has a variable schedule throughout the year, with daily shifts typically spanning 3:00 to 11:00 p.m. From August through January, the weekly schedule would be Saturday through Wednesday to support football coverage. From late-January to mid-August, the schedule shifts to Friday through Tuesday each week.

Applicants may work remotely but must be based in the Puget Sound area.

Responsibilities

• Curating and producing the Seattletimes.com sports homepage.
• Copy-editing sports stories for web and print publication.
• Producing digital news alerts and email newsletters.
• Writing web headlines with SEO and audience engagement in mind, and when necessary, print headlines that expand on them.
• Posting Seattle Times stories to social media and engaging with readers.
• Monitoring trends and readership analytics in real-time and providing the sports department with relevant information on SEO, trending topics and follow-up stories based on trending/breaking news.
• Supporting accurate and timely updates and info during breaking news. This could include a range of responsibilities, including running or contributing to live updates or providing SEO advice to editors.
• Maintaining a consistently high-quality product with sharp grammar and unfailing accuracy.
• Multitasking with the demands of production work — editing on deadline as well as communicating continually on Slack and email.
• Upholding our ethics code and standards of fairness, independence and inclusion.
• Staying up to date on digital best practices to optimize our content.
• Practicing a commitment to coverage that is inclusive. This means considering in our stories, headlines, photos and other display type the full range of human diversity with respect to race, sexual orientation, ability, language, culture, gender, age and identity.

Qualifications
We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive newsroom and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. If your profile doesn’t match this job description exactly, you may still
be a candidate for this position. Please let us know how your skills and experience relate to the role and its objectives in your Cover Letter.

• Experience: At least 1 year experience working on a sports digital or copy desk at a major metro news organization.
• Education: College degree, or equivalent combination of education and/or professional experience
• Strong copy editing skills
• Strong interest in and/or familiarity with pro and college sports.
• Solid news judgment
• Expertise in digital production
• Ability to thrive in high-pressure situations when big news hits
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Familiarity with tools for web publishing and analytics, such as WordPress, Chartbeat, Google Analytics or Marfeel.
• Ability to work collaboratively under deadline pressure
• Ability to respond constructively to direction, suggestions and feedback
• Predictable and reliable attendance is required for this position.

Compensation: The full salary range for this position is $63,900 to $95,100. We typically pay between $63,900 to $80,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits: 

• Medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Optional life and AD&D insurance and long-term care insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 10 days of annual vacation accrual, increasing with tenure up to 20 days
• 10 days of annual sick accrual; unused sick pay accrues to an extended illness bank
• 9 paid holidays
• Monthly internet stipend for predominately remote employees
• Subsidized transit cards and parking costs
• Complimentary Seattle Times subscription
• Wellness program
• Fertility coverage (with lifetime limits) for eligible employees
• Parental leave options

Please note: This is a union-represented position.
 

Founded in 1896, The Seattle Times continues its tradition as a family-owned, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper that cuts through the clutter and provides readers with timely, relevant news. We serve the Pacific Northwest with thoughtful, independent journalism that makes a real difference in our community. And as a media solutions company, we combine cutting-edge digital capabilities and service with the values and integrity of respected traditional media… with an established audience of 1.9 million. At The Seattle Times, you'll find work that matters.

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