SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
The Athletic is seeking a Senior Editor to join its 450+ person global sports newsroom. This is a full-time staff role based in London with hybrid working (3 days per week in office required).
You will manage a small team of reporters focused on delivering news, features, and enterprise coverage across soccer/football, global sports, tennis, F1, and North American sports. Key responsibilities include:
• Lead a small team of reporters with emphasis on news, features, and enterprise delivery
• Generate and plan story ideas across soccer/football, particularly around key sporting calendar events
• Edit and publish stories via WordPress, collaborating with social and programming teams to maximize audience reach
• Maintain proficiency in SEO best practices
• Work with writers to strengthen story ideas and develop single concepts into broader packages
• Ensure editorial quality through copy editing, story structure refinement, and adherence to style guidelines
• Add context to stories, edit in the writer's voice, ensure fairness, and provide structural guidance
You will be comfortable editing in both UK and US English, have a news-driven outlook, and be willing to work weekends, early mornings, and evenings as the sporting calendar requires.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 3+ years of experience in digital sports journalism
• Advanced ability to generate story ideas that drive solid engagement
• Strong collaborative skills with writers; ability to develop single ideas into broader packages
• Advanced understanding of copy editing, story structure, identifying problematic sentences, and style guidelines
• Ability to add context, edit in writer's voice, ensure fairness, and provide story structure
• High-end knowledge of football/soccer and other sports
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends and early mornings when required by the sporting calendar
