Associate Editor App Audience Engagement

Job Summary:

Position Summary: This person will be trained on sending editorial news alerts to the ESPN App and the ESPN Fantasy App. This encompasses news, live events, written stories, highlights and more. Regular decisions about which audience will receive the notification, how to tee up the content, verifying the accuracy, tone and style while maintaining our industry-best expectations for speed to fans’ lock screens. They will also have shifts where they will be responsible for programming the main news lane of the ESPN App, or the various fantasy index pages that appear on both web and app.

This role can be based in CT or CA.

Responsibilities: The Associate Editor will be primarily responsible for editing and maintenance for all of ESPN Mobile App's plus notifications and News programming. On a daily basis, this person will assess content from a variety of sources (includes wire services, partners, ESPN staffers, freelancers, plus interactive elements, social media, audio and video) to determine how it fits into our daily news coverage and programming needs. The editor evaluates all sport page copy and headlines, provides feedback on all art and video, and works to package this content in a manner that is dynamic enough to entice users to delve deeper into the app. Must be an excellent headline writer and able to present and tell stories in a tight space. Must show good judgment in prioritizing all online content for a national audience. There will be one position, with the location of Bristol, CT.
 

Qualifications: Experience in online media content preparation. Applicants must have the ability to work in a rapidly changing online environment and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. A background or quickly become competent in HTML.

Required Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent 

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in communication arts, journalism or new media or equivalent combination of education experience.
   

Additional Information: Sports takes place on nights, weekends and holidays -- and those shifts will be regular and required. This job takes place in Bristol, CT with 4 days/week in office and 1 available as Work From Home.

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The hiring range for this position in Bristol and Los Angeles is $57,200 to $78,600 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.