SEO Associate Editor
ESPN
Connecticut, CTThis is a Part Time Job
Job Requirements
The Associate Editor - SEO - Part Time will be primarily responsible for ideating, creating, and maintaining search-friendly content, including evergreen explainers and how-to-watch files. On a daily basis, this person will work closely with the SEO and Watch teams to ensure fans know where to find ESPN priority content. This person also is expected to keep tabs on the sporting world, reacting quickly when breaking news warrants an update to an existing explainer piece or the creation of a new one. This editor must have excellent news judgment and the ability to distill complex topics into well-organized pieces that serve readers and web crawlers alike.
Responsibilities:
• The Associate Editor will be responsible for creating search-friendly content across sports on a given day. This includes evergreen explainers and how-to-watch files.
• The Associate Editor will be involved in short- and long-term editorial planning, helping to keep ESPN's explainer database up to date as seasons change and news breaks.
• Using excellent news judgment and attention to detail, the Associate Editor will craft content organized with both fans and search engine web crawlers in mind, adapting as needed to changing audience behaviors.
• The Associate Editor will collaborate and communicate with content partners on daily programming plans, ensuring deadlines are met.
• The Associate Editor is accountable for presenting accurate information across content types.
Required Qualifications
• Minimum 1 year of working in a high-level media environment
• Working knowledge of all sports, including fantasy and betting areas
• Ability to turn data from platforms such as Google Trends into content that engages fans
• Strong news judgment and the ability to react quickly and calmly in breaking news moments when warranted
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to juggle multiple varied tasks during a typical workweek
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
• Previous experience working as a writer/reporter or in audience engagement at a high-level media outlet
Required Education
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred Education
• A B.S./B.A. degree in communication arts, journalism or new media or equivalent combination of education experience
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Additional Information
This position is with ESPN Productions, Inc., which is part of ESPN.
