Managing Editor - College Sports Website, LostLettermen.com

TO APPLY: Send cover letter, resume and 3 samples to jamesmweber@gmail.com.

Publication or Company: LostLettermen.com
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Industry: Internet/Online/New Media
Job Duration: Full Time
Compensation: $40,000-$45,000 depending on experience

Job Description: The college football and men’s basketball website LostLettermen.com is looking for a managing editor to join its team.
The main responsibilities will be:
• Writing unique content for the site such as features and Top 10 lists, as well as aggregated news
• Updating profiles for the site’s massive player database often called “the IMDb of college sports”
• Help drive traffic through various means to Lost Lettermen’s content

Candidate Requirements:
The candidate must:
• Have at least 2 years of experience working in sports journalism
• HUGE passion for college football and men’s basketball
• Experience with a sports website is preferred but not required
• Have a good understand of digital media and sports blogs

Key Qualities:
• Be extremely self-motivated and willing to work long hours for this unique opportunity
• Willing to do grunt work when required and is very organized
• Generate great ideas for unique content and driving traffic

About: Lost Lettermen was launched in March 2009 as a news website and database dedicated to college football, men's basketball and its former players (hence the name).
Here are 5 key facts about the site:
• Averages 2 million unique visitors and 20 million page views per month
• Includes database of 175,000 former college football and men's basketball players that answers the question, "Where Are They Now?", plus yearly rosters and results
• Audience: 91% male, 22% aged 25-34, 26% over $100,000 HHI, 71% college educated
• Appeared on Yahoo! Sports, ESPN.com, SI.com, USA Today, Bleacher Report, ESPN's "Pardon The Interruption" & "Around the Horn," among others
• Currently partnered with The Sporting News and The Huffington Post

Hours: M-F: 9 AM-5 PM; Saturdays during college football season or Sunday 11 AM-2 PM

 

• Have a good understand of digital media and sports blogs


Is a good understand of English required?

 

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You'll be eating Ramen in Jersey, I suspect

 

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