Deputy Sports Editor — Digital & Video Coverage

Chicago Public Media Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Chicago Public Media’s Chicago Sun-Times seeks a Deputy Sports Editor to lead sports coverage for web, social, video and live moments, shaping daily priorities and coverage.

This exempt position requires strong editing judgment, deep sports knowledge, and experience with digital formats; you’ll collaborate with reporters and cross‑functional teams to grow audience and tell timely, engaging stories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field.
• Editor in sports experience is a must.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and holidays as news demands.
• Knowledge of social platforms for sports audiences (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) and emerging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Help lead factual, accurate, fair and compelling coverage of Chicago sports across Chicago Public Media digital platforms.
• Partner with the Sports Editor on daily news planning, major event coverage and long-term editorial priorities.
• Serve as acting Sports Editor when needed.
• Edit quickly and effectively on breaking news, game nights and major sports moments, ensuring reporting meets the Sun-Times’ standards for accuracy, fairness and clarity.
• Drive social-first and video-forward storytelling, including vertical video, live coverage, explainers, analysis and other formats tailored to fan behavior on each platform.
• Work with reporters to identify stories, personalities and franchises with strong potential for recurring audience engagement and innovative formats.
• Collaborate with Sun-Times and WBEZ editors, Audience, Visuals and Product teams on story packaging, promotion, platform strategy and experiments that improve discovery and deepen engagement.
• Use audience data, social listening and platform knowledge to inform coverage decisions, while maintaining independent editorial judgment.
• Help develop workflows and newsroom habits that make the Sports team faster, more creative and more effective across emerging formats.
• Engage directly with sports fans through social platforms during major news moments and games, and support the promotion of the Sports team’s journalism.

Skills

Editing skills

Sports journalism knowledge

Digital newsroom experience

Social video storytelling

Audience engagement

Collaboration

Editorial judgment under deadline

Initiative and experimentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field

Job description

Chicago Public Media’s Chicago Sun-Times seeks a Deputy Sports Editor to lead sports coverage for web, social, video and live moments, shaping daily priorities and coverage.

This exempt position requires strong editing judgment, deep sports knowledge, and experience with digital formats; you’ll collaborate with reporters and cross‑functional teams to grow audience and tell timely, engaging stories.