ESPN Associate Editor

Disney Parks and Resorts; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company is seeking a digital content editor to focus on football stories. The role involves working closely with reporters, setting publishing guidelines, and engaging with an audience through effective storytelling. Applicants should have strong football knowledge, SEO expertise, and excellent editing skills. This position is based in London and offers a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry

Disney Discounts

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy digital sports environment.
• Excellent football knowledge, with a strong focus on European leagues.
• Expertise in SEO and the ability to use metrics for audience growth.
• Creative mindset; able to explore new content distribution avenues.
• Highest standards of written English and excellent editing skills.
• Great communication skills; able to work under pressure.
• Able to work legally in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Identify resonate stories for our audience.
• Edit and assign football features daily.
• Set clear digital publishing guidelines.
• Communicate effectively with the global team.
• Use data to inform decisions.
• Collaborate across ESPN teams.

Skills

Digital sports environment

Football knowledge

SEO expertise

Editing skills

Communication skills

Job description

The Opportunity & Responsibilities

The Opportunity & 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

The Experience We Require From You

• 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 tospeak a second language is a huge plus.

The Perks

• 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.
• 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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About ESPN

Working at ESPN is unlike anything else. That's because we're always finding new ways to interact with fans - however and wherever they connect with sports. Every day we're doing things that no one has done, all in a dynamic culture where we defy odds and continuously outdo ourselves. When you have the latest technology, game-changing ideas and world-class talent on your team, every day is extraordinary.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited , which is part of a business we call ESPN.

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.