Assistant Editor
Job Title: Assistant Editor
Location: Hybrid/ Charlotte, N.C.
Department: Editorial
Reports to: Managing Editor / Editions
Job Description
The Assistant Editor will hold a variety of responsibilities across Sports Business Journal’s products. The Assistant Editor will be responsible for searching sites every morning, highlighting stories, budgeting and line-editing stories for SBJ’s digital editions. This person also will assist in writing captions and building the SBJ homepage as needed.
This person will also oversee original digital features as assigned, as well as any other original stories for digital distribution. Other responsibilities will include finding/editing photos for SBJ, as well as building charts as needed.
The Assistant Editor will serve as a point of contact for leagues, teams and other organizations in the sports business industry. May be asked to attend various SBJ events.
Required Skills
- Strong news judgment and an interest in sports business.
- The ability to make quick decisions and to know how best to tell stories.
- The capability to work well under tight deadlines.
- Understanding of SEO principles and social media.
- Experience with management of editorial projects.
- The ability to manage both people and content.
- Strong organization and communication skills.
- Stickler for detail.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online.
Job Responsibilities
- Edit copy in all publications, ensuring that stories are well written and adequately sourced and/or documented. Will be looking for style, clarity, spelling, grammar, consistency, context and accuracy.
- Write headlines, subheads, captions and other informational or graphics copy. As with all copy, Sports Business Journal’s goal is 100% accuracy.
- Become experienced with reading and budgeting copy.
- Assist in placement of audio/video/social elements.
- Participate in and attend SBJ events.
- Attend and participate in all editorial staff meetings.
- Take on any other assignment made by Executive Editor and/or Managing Editor.
- Work with editors, reporters and researchers to plan new content and features.
- Meet with writers on a semi-regular basis to look at areas for improvement and potential growth.
- Work on training new hires to get them up to speed.
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources.
- Assist in other projects – lists, awards, honors – as needed.
- Take on any other assignment made by manager(s).
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- General office environment. Extensive computer use required. Some travel may be required. Ability to work flexible work schedules, including nights, weekends and holidays, as needed.
