THE ROLE:

MileSplit, the leading scholastic track network in North America, is looking for a state
editor to lead our coverage team in Indiana.

The state editor is an organized ideas generator, an all-around track and field and
cross-country expert who produces content that is best-in-class and relevant to athletes,
coaches, and fans, and is dedicated to making MileSplit Indiana the essential
destination for youth and scholastic track & field and cross-country in the state.

The ideal candidate must be Indiana-based and is a passionate, and curious subject
matter expert excited to get out to cover meets weekly and craft all types of content for
our web platform and social media channels in a state, and sport, rich with stories,
celebrities, events, and history. This is a job for someone who wants to grow the sport.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Develop and execute great daily web content, both written and video, from the
idea phase to publishing. You will spotlight the top athletes and coaches in your
sport with interesting stories.
● Create compelling premium content that engages your audience and grows the
subscribers in your state.
● Recruit and manage a team of local contributors to help extend your video, photo
and written coverage.
● Manage a budget and content plan for your contributors
● Work with the National team to cross-promote the most powerful content
throughout the network.
● Build relationships within Indiana’s community of coaches, officials, timers,
associations, parents, teams, clubs, and athletes.
● Represent MileSplit in Indiana with the highest integrity when dealing with local
event directors, coaches, athletes, parents and the T&F/XC community at large.
● Provide the most accurate and in-depth offerings in Indiana, including results,
team and event rankings, meet calendars, team associations and athlete profiles.
● Travel throughout Indiana to create awesome on-site coverage of top events.
● Interview the athletes, film races, write compelling recaps and feature the biggest
stories of each event.
● Look for opportunities to provide live-streaming coverage at the best events!
● Be a news hound, staying on top of every story and news item unfolding in your
state to ensure you provide comprehensive coverage to your readers.
● Be a social media influencer, actively participating in your community while
marketing the content you create to those who seek it.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

● You are an expert on the sport in Indiana and obsessive about staying on top of
the latest developments and news.

● You have the bandwidth to work weekends and travel throughout Indiana to
cover the top high school, middle school and club track and cross-country meets.
● You are organized. You know how to prioritize your time. You manage multiple
projects with ease.
● You have a network of local contacts to help build out your team of contributing
photographers, videographers and writers.
● You are creative and analytical. You enjoy coming up with unique takes on
stories and refuse to do something that has been done before. You thrive on
taking an idea and making it a reality.
● You understand the importance of communicating properly to a young audience
and can tailor your content appropriately.
● You’re a social media savant. You know how to write creative and engaging
tweets that burn like fire in your community.
● You are creative, competitive and driven to be the best.

BONUS

● Highly organized, self-motivated and adaptable to change.
● Knowledge of photo editing tools (e.g. Photoshop, Pixelmator)
● Google Docs, Microsoft Office.
● Knowledge of video editing tools (Final Cut, Premier) a plus.
● Must be local to Indiana

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential. 

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