Associate Editor vacancy at ESPN in New York

ESPN is hiring Associate Editor on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:17:24 GMT. The Associate Editor is responsible for maintaining and updating the ESPNNewYork.com site. This position requires someone who can work nights and some weekends. The editor will work closely with senior editors and writers on the staff. ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia...

Associate Editor

Location: New York New York

Description: ESPN is hiring Associate Editor right now, this vacancy will be placed in New York. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. The Associate Editor is responsible for maintaining and updating the ESPNNewYork.com site. This position requires someone who can work nights and some weekends. The editor will work closely with senior editors and writers on the staff.

ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80% owned by ABC, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), and 20% by the Hearst Corporation.

ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen and launched on September 7, 1979. Now with over 6,500 employees, each year ESPN televises more than 5,100 live and/or original hours of sports programming. The company’s mission is to serve sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the ESPNNewYork.com index page during night shifts.
• Edit and publish columns, features, news stories and blogs about New York's professional and college sports teams.
• Produce compelling cover-story packages for the index page.
• Maintain and update event-driven index pages, such as the playoffs and NFL draft.
• Work closely with Bristol-based news editors and senior editors in charge of Page 1 and sports fronts.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have minimum 2 years in editing/journalism and knowledge of AP style.
• Strong knowledge of professional and college sports.
• Ability to produce in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively across ESPN platforms.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of New York sports scene.
• Familiarity with most major Internet search engines, social media and fluency in electronic newsgathering techniques, including quickly navigating the Internet.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred in Journalism, Communications, English or a related field.

Required Education

• 4-year college degree.

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This vacancy starts available on: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:17:24 GMT

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