Job Opening for Deputy Editor, Content Marketing and Social Media in Sporting News (Charlotte, NC 28205)

Sporting News is looking for a creative, strategic and dependable Deputy Editor to join our growing social media team! The Deputy Editor will lead the social media and off-platform content planning and programming, as well as develop content marketing strategies. From original content plans, to sponsored campaigns, this position plays a critical role in audience development and engagement by creating and executing innovative and effective social media initiatives. This position can be done remotely, or in our Charlotte, NC office.

HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT YOU’LL (PRIMARILY) DO

Responsible for planning, developing and executing content distribution plans across platforms
Coordinate with creative and editorial teams on original content for social platforms
Coordinate distribution and packaging plans around major tentpole events
Monitor news and cultural trends across social media platforms
Amplify Sporting News brand voice through content distribution
Manage and understand analytics reporting across social media platforms
Contribute to the long-term goals of Sporting News’ evolving social media strategy
Coordinate with SN global editions on distribution and marketing strategy as needed
Work with external partners on content distribution
Coach team on best practices and use of SN’s style and voice
Plan and execute against social media commercial campaigns as needed
Manage alerts and notifications

DO YOU HAVE THESE ESSENTIALS?

Deep and demonstrable knowledge of all major sports
Able to multitask effectively and juggle long-term planning with in-the-moment execution
Ability to analyze data and share learnings from content marketing initiatives
Experience with audience growth and content distribution strategies on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Deep understand of social analytics insights
Excellent communication within and across teams
3-5 years’ experience in content marketing or a related field
Previous management experience strongly preferred
Strong leadership skills

BENEFITS INCLUDE

You’ll receive up to 15 days of paid annual leave (from the start), 10 paid holidays, affordable health benefits (dental and vision included), generous sick time package, competitive parental leave, short and long-term disability paid by the company, basic life term insurance and personal accident insurance paid by the company, 401(k) and flexible work environment.

ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE COMPANY

The underlying ethos of Sporting News is positivity and passion for sports. To help drive those tenets, we have three core objectives:

Create the best media experience for sports fans. Wherever you are in the world, whatever device you choose, we want Sporting News to offer the best fan experience possible through the creation of quality, interesting content.
Develop a work experience that people want to be part of. We want to identify talented, motivated staff who work hard, enjoy their job, support their team… and have fun while doing it.
Build a fantastic, growing business. We want to deliver for our brand and our partners while achieving our commercial goals, ultimately using our scale for good.

At Sporting News, we celebrate the diversity of our employees and our leadership. Sporting News is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE BRAND

One of America’s most iconic sports brands, The Sporting News was founded in 1886 as a weekly U.S. newspaper. Later transitioning to a magazine, it became the dominant sports publication, acquiring nicknames like “The Nation’s Oldest & Finest Sports Paper” and “The Bible of Baseball.”

Sporting News is now a dynamic digital publisher offering a trusted perspective across multiple sports and topics all over the world. It features localized editions in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Australia, India, and Japan with many more territories and languages on the near horizon.

Trusted and reliable; imaginative and insightful; timeless and crafted: Sporting News’ independence and credibility, along with its resilience amidst an ever-changing media landscape, makes it a leading multimedia destination for fans. That same approach creates a perfect partner for leagues and broadcasters/OTT to grow a qualified, engaged audience against their properties as well as deliver creative messaging for local and global advertisers.

Today, Sporting News is the official digital destination of the NBA across APAC, a premium publishing partner of DAZN, ESPN and Kayo, and the brand over 30 million users trust for their sports content every month.