Associate Editor - SEO - Part Time

The Walt Disney Company; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company, through ESPN, seeks an Associate Editor - SEO for a remote, part-time role. You will ideate, create, and maintain search-friendly sports content, including explainers and how-to-watch files, working with the SEO and Watch teams.

React quickly to breaking news and craft copy that serves both readers and web crawlers. You will collaborate on editorial planning, keep explainer databases current, and ensure accuracy across content types while maintaining strong news judgment

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in a high-level media environment.
• Knowledge of all sports, including fantasy and betting areas.
• Ability to turn data from platforms such as Google Trends into content that engages fans.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to react quickly and calmly in breaking news moments when warranted.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple varied tasks during a typical workweek.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create search-friendly content across sports, including evergreen explainers and how-to-watch pieces.
• Participate in short- and long-term editorial planning to keep ESPN explainer content up to date.
• Craft content with fans and search engines in mind, adapting to changing audience behavior.
• Collaborate with content partners on daily programming plans to meet deadlines.
• Ensure accuracy across content types.

Skills

Sports knowledge

News judgment

Editing/writing

Data-to-content (Google Trends)

Multitasking

Verbal and written communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

BA/BS in communication arts, journalism or new media

Tools

Google Trends

Job description

Job ID 10162695 Location Connecticut, United States Business ESPN Date posted Oct. 21, 2026 This role is considered remote, which means the employee will work remotely on an ongoing basis and will not have an assigned workspace at a Company designated location.

The Associate Editor - SEO - Part Time will be primarily responsible for ideating, creating, and maintaining search-friendly content, including evergreen explainers and how-to-watch files. On a daily basis, this person will work closely with the SEO and Watch teams to ensure fans know where to find ESPN priority content. This person also is expected to keep tabs on the sporting world, reacting quickly when breaking news warrants an update to an existing explainer piece or the creation of a new one. This editor must have excellent news judgment and the ability to distill complex topics into well-organised pieces that serve readers and web crawlers alike.

Responsibilities

• The Associate Editor will be responsible for creating search-friendly content across sports on a given day. This includes evergreen explainers and how-to-watch files.
• The Associate Editor will be involved in short- and long-term editorial planning, helping to keep ESPN’s explainer database up to date as seasons change and news breaks.
• Using excellent news judgment and attention to detail, the Associate Editor will craft content organized with both fans and search engine web crawlers in mind, adapting as needed to changing audience behaviours.
• The Associate Editor will collaborate and communicate with content partners on daily programming plans, ensuring deadlines are met.
• The Associate Editor is accountable for presenting accurate information across content types.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of working in a high-level media environment
• Working knowledge of all sports, including fantasy and betting areas
• Ability to turn data from platforms such as Google Trends into content that engages fans
• Strong news judgment and the ability to react quickly and calmly in breaking news moments when warranted
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to juggle multiple varied tasks during a typical workweek
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working as a writer/reporter or in audience engagement at a high-level media outlet

Required Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Education

• A B.S./B.A. degree in communication arts, journalism or new media or equivalent combination of education experience

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Disclaimer

The hiring range for this remote position is $43,790 to $58,652 per year based on a 29- hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is withESPN Productions, Inc, which is part of a business we callESPN.

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