Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the editorial news meeting every morning at 8:30 am, ensuring all cross-functional platforms are aligned
• Oversee day-to-day editorial assignments and newsgathering  
• Write news stories when necessary
• Be able to determine breaking and developing news coverage independently and collaboratively
• Work closely with assignment editors and desk assistants to ensure reporting is uniformly delivered on all platforms
• Track, evaluate, and interpret NFL News content performance to make metrics-supported editorial decisions
• Work with senior leadership to maintain the Digital News Desk staffing schedule.
• Monitor and enforce best practices, including adherence to the NFL Media Style Guide, across the NFL News Desk.
• Work closely with writers/reporters on article executions, from idea generation to publishing.
• Help manage and develop social media strategies for NFL News content to boost fan engagement.
• Identify, curate, and package made-for-social content using creativity, trending data, and solid news judgment
• Watch NFL games in real-time and be able to distinguish highlights and moments from broadcast and sidelines – before, during, and after the game -- that should be repurposed and programmed for this audience
• Oversee day-to-day growth and operations for an offshoot of NFL.com, including coordination with various teams (social media editors, writers, video editors, news desk), as well as copyedit and publish HTML and perform basic Photoshop skills

Required Qualifications

• 7 years of social media, content, or digital editorial experience, preferably in sports
• Creative yet detail-oriented editor who can pull and analyze NFL storylines and reports accurately and in a timely manner
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field preferred
• Proven NFL knowledge that lends itself to sound news judgment
• Knowledge of HTML and Photoshop preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 

Supervisory Responsibility

• Oversee the written content news team staff
• Coordinate with reporters on storylines
• Assign stories

Travel

• Very little or N/A

Other Key Attributes / Characteristics

• Loves football
• Calm under pressure
• Able to lead independently and as part of a group
• Provides supportive leadership to help guide staff

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time, in-office, five-day-per-week position
• Needs to be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting, that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.