Sports Business Editor-in-Chief

Bloomberg; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Bonus

Job summary

Bloomberg News is looking for an experienced editorial leader to lead our sports coverage from New York. You will oversee a team of journalists and shape our coverage of one of the world’s most important and appealing business stories.

Your team will cover the biggest leagues in the world, breaking news about team sales and media rights deals, as well as partnerships with sponsors and apparel providers. The growing influence of sports gambling is another coverage arc, as are the name, image and

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced financial or business news environment.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to write and edit sharp, concise headlines and provide context immediately after that.
• A track record or interest in working in many storytelling formats and navigating a large and complex newsroom.
• Comfort with data, numbers, analytics, and emerging newsroom technologies.

Responsibilities

• Expand and improve our coverage of the business of sports, helping reporters to deliver a steady stream of scoops and ambitious enterprise.
• Lead with urgency and accuracy. You need to make fast, sound editorial calls as news breaks.
• Be selective. Bloomberg isn’t going to cover every single sports story or even sports business story. You need to work with your colleagues to develop a clear vision for what stories we do and don’t cover.
• Develop a strong culture. Sports coverage has been shared by many different teams. This is the first time in years we will have a full-time, dedicated leader for sports in New York; you need to establish the culture of the team.
• Collaborate across the globe. Sports is a global story and you will work closely with editors and reporters on every continent.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Editorial judgment

Headlines writing/editing

Newsroom management

Data analytics

Storytelling formats

Job description

Bloomberg News is looking for an experienced editorial leader to lead our sports coverage from New York. You will oversee a team of journalists and shape our coverage of one of the world’s most important and appealing business stories.

Your team will cover the biggest leagues in the world, breaking news about team sales and media rights deals, as well as partnerships with sponsors and apparel providers. The growing influence of sports gambling is another coverage arc, as are the name, image and