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The Athletic
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Deputy Managing Editor, Daily Desk (UK)
United Kingdom
unspecified Salary not disclosedDeputy Managing Editor, Daily Desk (UK) United Kingdom About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 450+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Roles The Athletic is hiring a Deputy Managing Editor for our Daily Desk, which will work across the newsroom to strengthen the quality of our everyday report and to seize on opportunities throughout the sports world for compelling journalism. The desk will be staffed many hours throughout each day, from early in the North America day to late in the North America night, and will bridge with our team in London to give us 24/7 coverage. This role will be based in the UK office and will work early in the day to continue the news cycle roll out overnight. Successful candidates will have strong news judgment to launch on stories as well as deft editing skills to lift up stories that are already in motion. They will work with accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, flexibility and speed, as appropriate. Duties will sometimes involve both editing and writing, depending on news demands, staffing and other factors. All roles will involve a level of collaboration with reporters and editors throughout the newsroom. These
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Executive Producer, Live Streaming Programs (Los Angeles, Ca)
Los Angeles, CA
unspecified $140K-$175KExecutive Producer, Live Streaming Programs (Los Angeles, Ca) Los Angeles, CA About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is seeking a seasoned Executive Producer to lead the launch and daily execution of a new, flagship daily live sports show. This isn't just about content oversight, it's about driving the energy, technical precision, and editorial "voice" of a high-frequency, multi-cam live broadcast. The ideal candidate is a control room veteran who thrives on the adrenaline of live production. You will be responsible for the creative vision and operational success of a daily livestream, cultivating a highly interactive experience for viewers or, YouTube, and The Athletic platform. You will lead a dedicated studio team, manage high-profile talent in real-time, and bridge the gap between The Athletic's world-class journalism and the technical demands of a modern, multi-platform broadcast. About the Role The Athletic is seeking a seasoned Executive Producer to lead the launch and daily execution of a new, flagship daily live sports show. This isn't just about content oversight, it's about driving the energy, technical precision, and editorial "voice" of a high-frequency, multi-cam live
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Senior Producer, Live Streaming Programs (Los Angeles, Ca)
Los Angeles, CA
unspecified $70K-$110KSenior Producer, Live Streaming Programs (Los Angeles, Ca) Los Angeles, CA About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a Senior Producer to serve as the editorial lead for our new daily flagship live show. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will be the primary architect of the show's daily rundown. You are a master of pacing, a sharp scriptwriter, and a decisive leader in the control room. The ideal candidate knows how to translate The Athletic's deep-dive journalism into high-energy live segments. You will collaborate with a team of social producers, journalists, hosts, and editors to ensure that every video clip, graphic, and guest segment is prepped and ready for air. When the "On Air" light hits, you are the steady hand ensuring the show stays on time and on brand. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a Senior Producer to serve as the editorial lead for our new daily flagship live show. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will be the primary architect of the show's daily rundown. You are a master of pacing, a sharp
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Graphics Producer (Los Angeles, Ca)
Los Angeles, CA
unspecified $70K-$90KGraphics Producer (Los Angeles, Ca) Los Angeles, CA About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is seeking a sports-obsessed, data-driven Graphics Producer to shape the visual storytelling of our new daily live show. This role sits at the intersection of journalism, graphic design, and live control room execution. You aren't just filling templates; you are an editorial thinker who knows how to turn complex sports data, advanced analytics, and breaking news into "thumb-stopping" on-screen visuals. Working closely with the Senior Producer and Associate Producer, you will build and execute the entire daily graphics package-including lower thirds, full-screens, real-time data trackers, and social media integrations. You thrive in high-pressure live environments and take pride in ensuring that every frame of the broadcast looks premium, accurate, and distinctively The Athletic. About the Role The Athletic is seeking a sports-obsessed, data-driven Graphics Producer to shape the visual storytelling of our new daily live show. This role sits at the intersection of journalism, graphic design, and live control room execution. You aren't just filling templates; you are an editorial thinker who knows how to turn complex
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Senior Social Producer (Los Angeles, Ca)
Los Angeles, CA
unspecified $70K-$90KSenior Social Producer (Los Angeles, Ca) Los Angeles, CA About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a creator-minded Sr.Social Producer to own the digital footprint of our new daily live show. You aren't just "managing accounts,” you are a digital-first filmmaker and strategist who knows how to stop the scroll. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will be embedded in the control room, identifying viral moments as they happen and translating them into high-performing social assets. You are equally comfortable editing a high-energy reel as you are moderating a fast-moving YouTube chat or filming "behind-the-scenes" content with our talent. You are the voice of the show to our community and the architect of its growth. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a creator-minded Sr.Social Producer to own the digital footprint of our new daily live show. You aren't just "managing accounts,” you are a digital-first filmmaker and strategist who knows how to stop the scroll. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will be embedded in the control room, identifying viral moments as they happen and translating them
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Business Development and Partnerships Director (Remote)
United States
remote $130K-$145KBusiness Development and Partnerships Director (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About This Role We are looking for a standout, director-level business development executive to apply their skills in business development, business operations, and partnerships - supporting senior leadership and working across all functions to maximize the business impact of The Athletic's large and growing commercial organization. Our ideal candidate will be experienced in business development and partnerships within the consumer media industry and be an expert in developing and closing complex strategic deals. About This Role We are looking for a standout, director-level business development executive to apply their skills in business development, business operations, and partnerships - supporting senior leadership and working across all functions to maximize the business impact of The Athletic's large and growing commercial organization. Our ideal candidate will be experienced in business development and partnerships within the consumer media industry and be an expert in developing and closing complex strategic deals. About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports
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Executive Producer (Remote)
United States
remote Salary not disclosedExecutive Producer (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role We are seeking a creative, experienced, and detail-oriented Executive Producer / Video Editor to join Rates & Barrels, The Athletic's flagship baseball show. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the show's production process, owning the audio and video post-production process, developing engaging rundowns and segments, growing audience and community engagement, and ensuring that each episode is of the highest quality. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience producing video and audio podcasts, extensive experience in being a lead video editor, a working knowledge of YouTube, Discord, and social platforms, and be passionate about baseball, storytelling and digital media. About the Role We are seeking a creative, experienced, and detail-oriented Executive Producer / Video Editor to join Rates & Barrels, The Athletic's flagship baseball show. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the show's production process, owning the audio and video post-production process, developing engaging rundowns and segments, growing audience and community engagement, and ensuring that each episode is of the highest quality. The ideal candidate will have
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Head of Social & Off-Platform Growth (Remote)
Remote
remote $200K-$240KHead of Social & Off-Platform Growth (Remote) Remote About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is looking for an entrepreneurial, data-driven, and creatively ambitious Head of Social & Off-Platform Growth to lead our audience expansion across social video, YouTube, podcasting, and creator-driven content. This is a senior leadership role for someone who lives at the intersection of audience and creative - someone who understands how audiences move, what makes them follow, and how to build a distinct social voice that cuts through the noise. You'll own the audience growth strategy and targets across our social and video handles, our creator platforms, and manage a P&L tied to these channels. You'll partner closely with our creative leads across podcasting and social video to develop content that grows followers, drives brand awareness for The Athletic, and converts social audiences into future subscribers. You'll lead a team of growth leads and social media managers, setting the vision and holding the bar for creative excellence and performance. This is a hybrid role based in either the United States or United Kingdom. About the Role The Athletic
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Director, Engineering (Remote)
United States
remote Salary not disclosedDirector, Engineering (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. Responsibilities - You will be responsible for hiring additional engineers to fill out the team, with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and staffing and structuring your team to meet business needs. - Manage your team and help them to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced, agile, high-growth environment. - Make technology, infrastructure, architectural, and hiring decisions to meet anticipated demands and scale. - Evaluate trade-offs and effectively prioritize tasks within each team in alignment with strategic initiatives and company goals. - Collaborate closely with product, design, editorial, data science, and marketing teams to define strategy and execute on roadmaps. - Brainstorm new product ideas
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Manager, Commercial Planning & Analysis (New York, New York)
New York, New York
unspecified $130K-$140KManager, Commercial Planning & Analysis (New York, New York) New York, New York About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a Manager of Commercial Planning and Analysis to serve as the primary architect and steward of our most complex and high-value commercial initiatives and partnerships. This is a high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of business development, strategy, deal-making, and operational rigor; it is a hybrid role based in New York City, reporting into a Vice President of Advertising Finance. We are looking for a "dual-threat" professional: someone who has a deep reverence for analytical rigor, paired with a commercially-minded approach that helps guide projects and deals to success. You will be the quantitative engine driving our commercial strategy; not just evaluating ideas before launch and deals before they are signed; but rigorously tracking performance once they are live. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a Manager of Commercial Planning and Analysis to serve as the primary architect and steward of our most complex and high-value commercial initiatives and partnerships. This is a high-visibility role that
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Writer, Seattle Seahawks (Seattle)
Seattle, Washington
unspecified Salary not disclosedWriter, Seattle Seahawks (Seattle) Seattle, Washington About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. Responsibilities - Excellent news sense, along with ability to build relationships with sources that ultimately lead to authoritative reporting, which allows us to break news and write revelatory stories. - Ability to tell rich, ambitious, features through deep reporting and access that takes readers beyond the superficial storylines. - Attention to detail; must be meticulous and thorough when sourcing stories. - A deep understanding of audience needs and a desire to constantly satisfy those needs. - A sharp, analytical mind able to analyze a situation and add perspective. - Ability to work on a number of projects at the same time, balancing long-term projects
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Sales Director (Remote)
United States
remote $155K-$180KSales Director (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About The Role The Athletic is seeking an experienced Sales Director to help expand its Advertising business to be an industry leader. You will be a key member of our growing Brand Partnerships sales team responsible for driving ad revenue via client direct and agency relationships. In this role you will own the end to end sales process for new sourcing, developing, and partnering with new ad partners who want to get their brand in front of The Athletic's audience across all platforms including display, audio, newsletters, video, events, and social media. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining and nurturing relationships with existing ad partners in order to drive renewals and support ongoing business. About The Role The Athletic is seeking an experienced Sales Director to help expand its Advertising business to be an industry leader. You will be a key member of our growing Brand Partnerships sales team responsible for driving ad revenue via client direct and agency relationships. In this role you will own the end to end sales process for new
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VP, Legal (New York)
New York, New York
unspecified Salary not disclosedVP, Legal (New York) New York, New York About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. Responsibilities - Serve as a senior legal leader for The Athletic, assessing risk on a broad range of business and legal matters, making executive recommendations and driving matters to resolution, escalating to the General Counsel as appropriate. - Provide legal support to The Athletic's digital product organization, including teams across product, design, data and engineering, on compliance with laws, assessing issues and crafting risk-based solutions that balance legal requirements with business objectives. - Act as the primary legal partner for the product development team on AI and generative AI legal issues offering risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions, and collaborating with cross-functional
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Staff Product Designer (Remote)
United States
remote Salary not disclosedStaff Product Designer (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. Responsibilities - Design and ship high-quality experiences that drive user, product, and business impact. You dive in to define and solve significantly complex, unscoped problems that set the benchmark for product design quality. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, partnering with Product Managers, Engineers, Content Operations, SEO Strategists, Product Analysts, and fellow designers to lead concepts from ideation to execution. - Support and direct product strategy, ensuring we're asking the right questions and solving for the most important user needs. - Lead larger-scale strategic and vision-oriented projects across the team. - Lead and conduct design and user research as necessary. - Contribute to the Product
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Senior Machine Learning Operations Engineer (Remote)
United States
remote $140K-$150KSenior Machine Learning Operations Engineer (Remote) United States About Us Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role We are looking for a senior machine learning operations engineer who understands data pipelines, infrastructure, and model monitoring. In this role, you will work closely with our data science and data engineering teams to help us productionize and maintain advanced machine learning models. As the first machine learning operations engineer on our small data science team, your work will be critical to both the data team at The Athletic and the company as a whole. This role is 100% remote for candidates currently residing in either the United States or Canada. About the Role We are looking for a senior machine learning operations engineer who understands data pipelines, infrastructure, and model monitoring. In this role, you will work closely with our data science and data engineering teams to help us productionize and maintain advanced machine learning models. As the first machine learning operations engineer on our small data science team, your work will be critical to both the data team at The Athletic and the company as a whole.