ESPN Associate Editor

Disney; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational media and entertainment company is looking for a talented features editor and writer to drive the growth of football properties in EMEA. The role involves identifying compelling stories, editing features, and ensuring adherence to digital guidelines. Candidates should have excellent football knowledge and experience in a digital sports environment. This position is based in London and offers competitive benefits, including annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry

Disney Discounts

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Qualifications

• Experience writing sports content, especially football.
• Understanding of SEO and digital publishing.
• Legal eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize stories for audience resonance.
• Edit and assign football features to reporters.
• Use data for informed decision-making.

Skills

Football knowledge

SEO expertise

Digital publishing

Communication skills

Creative mindset

Experience in sports content

Job description

Overview

ESPN is looking for a talented features editor and writer to help drive the growth of ESPN's football properties in EMEA. With a background in sports, excellent digital skills, a deep understanding of SEO, analytics and a strong knowledge of football, the candidate will play a vital role in assisting our editors and reporters across regions as well as generating their own work. Candidates will have experience of working in a digital sports environment and must possess an outstanding devotion to storytelling in football. They will bring urgency, drive and instinctively understand which stories will resonate across different platforms. The position will pay particular attention to trending / viral football content, transfer coverage and live blogging (both writing and editing). Candidates will work in a dynamic environment, with the ability to make an important impact on ESPN's future production. Candidates should be comfortable working multiple weekends, late nights and flexible hours, with most shifts based at our London offices in Hammersmith.

Responsibilities

• Identify stories that will resonate with our audience and look for the most creative angles and platforms on which to tell them.
• Edit and assign football features on a daily basis, ensuring the right stories are prioritized. Work with ESPN's reporters, in particular in the areas of transfers, trending content and live blogs across European and global football, to deliver outstanding copy.
• Set clear digital publishing guidelines to ensure the right blend, timing and volume of content to meet the ESPN mission to 'Serve Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.'
• Demonstrate the ability to work on longer term strategic and creative projects.
• Effectively and decisively communicate with the wider global team across regions, ensuring optimum distribution of key content.
• Use data to inform decision-making at all times.
• Show a collaborative approach across ESPN teams locally and globally, including social media and video production.
• Champion ESPN's approach to diversity and inclusion.
• Experience of working in a busy digital sports environment.
• Excellent football knowledge, with a strong focus on European leagues, transfers and women's football.
• Expertise in SEO, digital publishing and the ability to use metrics to drive audience growth.
• Creative mindset and ability to look to new avenues and formats for the distribution of content.
• Highest standards of written English, excellent editing skills, top-class attention to detail and a talent for finding and demanding the strongest news lines.
• Great communication skills.
• Able to work legally in the United Kingdom.
• Experience writing sports content (especially football content) and working with reporters in a highly competitive, rapidly changing environment.
• The ability to speak a second language is a huge plus.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
• Excellent parental and guardian leave
• Employee Resource Groups - WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.