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ESPN · 1 month ago

Multiplatform Editor / Copy Desk at Andscape

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$68K/yr - $106K/yr

3+ years exp

ESPN's Andscape is a content studio focused on exploring Black identity through sports and culture, and they are seeking a Multiplatform Editor for their copy desk. The role involves editing various text stories, improving SEO, and collaborating with editorial teams to ensure timely publication of content.

BroadcastingFilm Production

Responsibilities

The Multiplatform Editor will typically edit multiple text stories a day, including news articles, columns and essays, and feature pieces

Checking for accuracy, proper grammar, search optimization, appropriateness, and style

Attending regular meetings with editorial leaders to plan coverage and a publishing schedule for the website and social-media postings

Checking and improving SEO on individual stories

Updating our homepage to reflect our newest and most relevant content

Keep abreast of changes in search results pages, and Google and SEO more broadly, that both impact our existing audience and present new opportunities for growth

Fact-checking stories for accuracy

Edit text and scripts for social and video projects

Moving stories efficiently through levels of editing

Review final drafts before publishing

Occasional work on weekends and evenings

Qualification

Copy editingSEO optimizationDigital publishingSocial media editingAnalytics toolsCultural familiarityCollaborationCommunicationFlexibility

Required

A minimum of 3 years of paid copy-editing experience in digital publishing

Experience editing for social media audiences

Flexibility to work with editors and reporters on the East and West coasts

A willingness to work nights and weekends on occasion

Cover letter

Comfort and familiarity with Black culture

High school diploma

Preferred

Comfort editing both long-form editorial and shorter social media copy

Some experience in a work management platform like Smartsheet, which is what we use

Candidates should be well-versed in analytics tools, including but not limited to Chartbeat, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Taboola, CrowdTangle and Datamine

Bachelor's Degree in a related field