News Editor - SPORTbible Web · Editorial · Manchester ·

LADbible Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LADbible Group is seeking a News Editor to shape our daily sports coverage across web and social, deciding what to cover, how to cover it, and what makes fans stop scrolling. This hands-on role covers the biggest stories, with a focus on original angles and compelling packaging across platforms.

You will lead teams, coach journalists, and use data to sharpen commissioning while upholding high editorial standards.

Qualifications

• Five years plus in a newsroom or digital publishing, ideally with editing or commissioning responsibility.
• Excellent sports news judgement and strong football knowledge.
• A proven eye for original angles on big stories.
• Strong headline writing and digital packaging.
• Real fluency across social platforms, Search and Discover.
• Confidence with tools like Google Analytics, Chartbeat and NewsWhip.
• A sound grasp of media law, sourcing and verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily agenda across football, F1, boxing, MMA, golf and tennis.
• Commission, edit and publish accurate, engaging, legally sound journalism.
• Find the angle beyond the headline when news breaks elsewhere.
• Think 360° — web, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp, Search, Discover.
• Work with social editors on packaging that earns the click and rewards it.
• Use audience data to sharpen commissioning, not chase old traffic.
• Coach journalists through editing, feedback and honest conversations about ideas.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Editing experience

Football knowledge

Headlines writing

Social media fluency

Data-informed editing

Media law knowledge

Tools

Google Analytics

Chartbeat

NewsWhip

Job description

Founded in 2012, LADbible Group is redefining entertainment and news for a social generation. Our global community engages with our content–spanning editorial, video, documentary and live – we reach 1 billion people each and every month. Our mission is to give the youth generation a voice by building communities that laugh, think and act.Using all major platforms, we’ve rapidly risen to become one of the world's largest publishers.

SPORTbible is looking for a News Editor to help lead the next stage of our editorial growth.

Reporting to the Brand Editor, you'll shape our daily sports agenda across web and social - deciding what we cover, how we cover it, and what makes fans stop scrolling.

This is hands‑on. Covering the biggest stories is only part of the job; the real question is always what SPORTbible can add. The detail others missed. The thing fans actually want explained. The follow‑up nobody else chased.

We're moving towards fewer, stronger, more distinctive stories. You'll lead that shift, and help the journalists around you make it.

The role

• Lead the daily agenda across football, F1, boxing, MMA, golf and tennis
• Commission, edit and publish accurate, engaging, legally sound journalism
• Find the angle beyond the headline when news breaks elsewhere
• Think 360° — web, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp, Search, Discover
• Work with social editors on packaging that earns the click and rewards it
• Use audience data to sharpen commissioning, not chase old traffic
• Coach journalists through editing, feedback and honest conversations about ideas

You’ll need

• Five years plus in a newsroom or digital publishing, ideally with editing or commissioning responsibility
• Excellent sports news judgement and strong football knowledge
• A proven eye for original angles on big stories
• Strong headline writing and digital packaging
• Real fluency across social platforms, Search and Discover
• Confidence with tools like Google Analytics, Chartbeat and NewsWhip
• A sound grasp of media law, sourcing and verification

LBG Media plc is one of the world's fastest‑growing digital media companies. Our brands, including LADbible, reach over 1 billion people and generate 13.9 billion social views every month. We're the world's most engaged publisher on social. We're not just reporting the news - we're defining culture.

At LADbible Group we've rolled out blended working which means the majority of departments across the business (including London, Manchester and International offices) work in the office 4 days per week.

LADbible Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are determined to create a diverse group at all levels of our company and we welcome all members of the community to apply for openings with us. As the leading social youth publisher, we have a powerful global platform to better represent our audience and enable those that do not have equal opportunities to have their voices heard. As a business, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, in an environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves.