Senior Editor, Content Operations

This is a Full Time Job

Sr. Editor, Content Operations (247Sports)

Overview

This Sr. Editor role plays a central part in managing the daily editorial operations of the 247Sports college team site network. The position is responsible for ensuring consistent, highâ€'quality coverage across platforms, optimizing content workflows, and supporting subscription growth through strategic editorial planning. The ideal candidate brings strong operational discipline, sharp editorial judgment, and the ability to guide writers, manage distribution, and elevate audience engagement across a large, fastâ€'moving network of teamâ€'focused sites.

Responsibilities
• Oversee daily content operations across platforms.
• Maximize editorial opportunities and to ensure insightful and impactful coverage.
• Monitor content production across the network - including both free and premium.
• Share and assign top-performing content weekly across free and VIP categories.
• Ensure effective content distribution across all available platforms.
• Manage team site news alerts and notifications with a focus on quality control.
• Assist with social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok keeping an eye on content frequency and monetization.
• Help drive subscription promotions and marketing campaigns, collaborating with writers on subscription promotions, upgrade campaigns, and retention initiatives.
• Support cross platform content marketing and promotion content creation.
• Provide consistent site training in all aspects of team site responsibilities.
• Monitor referral traffic at the site and network level, identifying positive and negative trends.
• Share CBS Sports editorial content and research notes with site staff and message board communities.
• Drive quality control and appropriate moderation of message board communities, while developing strategies to grow collaboration.
• Oversee quality control of team site structured data pages including commits, targets, etc.
• Ensure 247Sports is producing innovative, high quality team focused content across all platforms that drives subscriptions and audience interaction.
• Collaborate across teams and brands to maximize coverage and distribution that reaches the casual to invested fan.

Basic Qualifications
• 5 years experience in editorial operations within the sports industry
• Proven ability to manage multiple platforms including websites, social media, podcasts, and video channels from an editorial and operational lens.
• Experience in subscription marketing, SEO, and community moderation.

Additional Qualifications
• Demonstrated ability to apply strong editorial judgment to prioritize coverage, evaluate content quality, and maintain consistency across highâ€'volume, multiâ€'platform workflows.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and optimize performance.
• Top-notch communication and management skills.