Sports Editor & Writer - Fast, Live Coverage & SEO

Cypress HCM; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Paramount+ is seeking an experienced Sports Editor/Writer for Sneak Peak in Burbank. The role blends hands-on writing with editing, publishing timely sports content tied to live events, and maintaining evergreen guides.

You will cover soccer and the NFL, with familiarity across UFC and college football, while coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure accuracy, voice and SEO alignment.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience as a digital sports editor, writer or journalist.
• Deep knowledge of soccer and the NFL, with familiarity across UFC, college football.
• Excellent writing, editing, copy editing and headline-writing skills.
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to identify compelling angles quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clean, engaging, accurate copy under tight deadlines.
• Experience editing other writers and giving actionable feedback.
• Working knowledge of SEO and how search intent informs editorial decisions.
• Experience with WordPress or a comparable CMS.
• Fluency with Google Docs and collaborative editorial workflows.
• Strong research and fact-checking skills.
• Ability to navigate stakeholder feedback and approvals while keeping work moving.
• Highly organized and able to manage several priorities at once.

Responsibilities

• Write and publish approximately one original article per day, depending on assignment complexity and other editorial responsibilities.
• Produce fast-turnaround coverage tied to matchups, results, schedules, standings, marquee events and other timely sports moments.
• Write evergreen and discovery content, including how-to-watch guides, competition and team explainers, previews and viewing guides.
• Build and maintain persistent team and competition hubs that stay current across a season.
• Edit copy from other writers and update existing articles to keep information accurate and current.
• Apply SEO best practices and partner with editorial, marketing, publicity, sports programming and SEO stakeholders to secure approvals.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Writing

Copy editing

Headline writing

SEO understanding

Editorial workflow

Research skills

Time management

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

WordPress

Google Docs

CMS

Job description

Paramount+ is seeking an experienced Sports Editor/Writer for Sneak Peak in Burbank. The role blends hands-on writing with editing, publishing timely sports content tied to live events, and maintaining evergreen guides.

You will cover soccer and the NFL, with familiarity across UFC and college football, while coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure accuracy, voice and SEO alignment.