We're looking for a Senior Editor to join the SB Nation Team within Vox Media to cover golf. As a member of the SB Nation Team you’ll be responsible for providing coverage for all golf content, ranging from the major tournaments to lifestyle and other elements of golf. The Golf Editor will manage and edit other golf writers’ stories as well. The ideal candidate is someone that has experience writing about sports and a strong knowledge of golf. The Senior Editor will report to our Associate Director.

WHO WE ARE

SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, Secret Base, MMAFighting, OutSports and more than 280 fan-centric team communities.

SB Nation is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide coverage for all golf content while also manage and edit other golf writers stories
• Produce pristine copy as well as edit to the SB Nation Style Guide 
• Develop and execute plans for the season, including major events
• Provide expert analysis and will also help execute daily content plans, including basic SEO stories 
• Ensure all content aligns with SB Nation’s editorial standards 
• Collaborate with other staff to brainstorm strong ideas for golf coverage

WHO YOU ARE

The ideal candidate for Senior Editor Golf has: 

• At least 5 years of experience writing/editing golf content
• Deep understanding of golf and expert level knowledge of the sport 
• Able to generate story ideas and assign stories 
• Experience managing other writers and worked closely with Social teams 
• Experience prioritizing stories in a way that aligns with the business strategy
• Communicates clearly and efficiently with others on the team and is able to lead and mentorFamiliar with the AP Style Guide and has experience producing content in a fast-paced environment 
• Well versed in SEO best practices and able to quickly/concisely produce headlines for search
• Strong collaboration skills, bringing passion and enthusiasm to our hold coverage

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is remote. We’re dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees, and when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a temporary, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. 

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team ([email protected]).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.