Digital Sports Journalist | Atlanta, Georgia

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We are an energetic, fast-moving and collaborative content team, part of an amazing organization with several strategic partnerships in the global sports landscape. Turner

What part will you play?
This versatile, creative and innovative digital journalist will possess true 21st Century digital content skills and experience and drive the success of our digital properties covering college sports and golf.

The job requires versatility and strengths in many areas. The Digital Journalist will write, edit, produce and deliver a wide variety of sports content and is also responsible for reading, editing and posting contributed content from press releases, wire stories, staff writers and freelancers.

The Digital Journalist will be counted on to ensure accurate but highly coveted data content, such as updating NCAA Championship brackets or polls. Attention to detail and accuracy are crucial.

You'll need to know how to best lure readers with effective headlines and teases for all delivery - whether desktop, mobile, newsletters or partners. This means strong producing and programming, but also understanding what content works best and why.

• Experience with user data - such as Chartbeat and Omniture - to track performance will be a plus.
• You'll need a strong understanding of social networking sites and how they can help us reach more readers as well as help develop content
• You'll be asked to write quick, clean, reader-friendly posts across a variety of subjects, but we'll also need a savvy producer who understands the digital audience and Turner's relationship with its partners the NCAA and the PGA of America
• Experience working events is a plus
• This job requires on-site reporting and producing at a wide variety of sporting events, from the NCAA College Basketball Tournament to the PGA Championship to NCAA Swimming Championships

We're looking for someone ready to keep his or her feet moving and work independently. Enthusiasm, risk-taking and collaboration are highly valued.

What will you be doing?

• Select, prioritize, edit and post content (text, statistics, standings, video, photo, etc.)
• Publish content through social networking in cooperation with guidelines and styles set by social networking staff and league partners
• Monitor wires, events and social networking for outside source content
• Ensure all content is grammatically correct and factually accurate
• Demonstrate news judgment in editing and story selection consistent with league partner editorial policies and standards
• Work directly with the multimedia team to incorporate video highlights and coordinate the inclusion of live video streaming coverage
• Work directly with internal team and partners to ensure all championship and microsite content is up-to-date and accurate
• Report and troubleshoot operational bugs (feeds, polls, leaderboard, site) as they arise Travel as required to provide event coverage

What do we require from you?
Flexibility to work nights and weekends - because it's sports, this job will have regular nights and weekends as part of the schedule

• Minimum of 3 years’ editorial experience, preferably in the online medium and in the sports industry
• Working knowledge of web publishing technologies, including HTML and Photoshop
• Strong basic editorial skills (must be able to demonstrate an ability to write, copy edit and show news judgment)
• Experience working with proprietary or off-the-shelf content management systems
• Proficient in basic computer skills such as MS Word and Excel - Ability to work in a team environment with flexible work schedule, including nights and weekends
• Able to handle last-minute or quick-turnaround deadlines for development or in a live publishing environment
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills Educational Requirements: - Bachelor's degree
• Degree in journalism or related field preferred

But wait, there’s more!

• Paid time off every year to volunteer
• 2015 Best Company for Working Mothers
• An in-house learning and development team to help shape and grow your career
• Part of the Time Warner family of powerhouse brands like HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TNT, and TBS

 

This could use an immediate email address to send resumes to.

 

Working at Turner Broadcasting

 

Michael Benzie is the editorial manager for NCAA.com and PGA.com. But go to the Turner Jobs page and upload your stuff there first.

 

@maumann The job isn't listed amongst the other sports positions within Turner. I looked last night.

 

Looks like this is it:

Digital Journalist - NCAA Digital and PGA.com at Turner Broadcasting

 

Digital Journalist - NCAA Digital and PGA.com at Turner Broadcasting