Senior Editor, NFL.com

[Freelance Hack]

Again from JobsinSports:

Senior Editor

Culver City, CA Job Number: 453093569

The NFL Digital Media Group is seeking Senior Editors who will lead the team responsible for editing and updating content for NFL.com.

# Job Responsibilities: Research and assign articles to editors and freelance writers
# Generate new content ideas, features, and other enhancements to site
# Monitor wire feeds and other outside sources to ensure that the latest sports news is represented on the site
# Fact-check and edit articles on deadline and publish them to the web
# Ensure that writing style used is consistent with NFL.coms editorial policy
# Collaborate with writers, contributors, and photo editors to plan story assignments and long-term projects
# Responsible for style and content of major section or feature
# Write occasional commentary and create regular features
# Write headlines, subheads and story teasers for index
# Plan days placement of stories and assign story placement on index

Skills / Qualifications:
# 5-7 years experience as a sports editor or reporter
# Bachelors degree in journalism or related degree strongly preferred
# Experience in writing/editing for online publications preferred
# Strong page-proof tracking and production skills
# Strong written and verbal communication skills
# Strong organizational and prioritization skills
# Proven sports knowledge that lends itself to sound news judgment
# Strong computer skills in Word
# Knowledge of HTML and Photoshop preferred

Contact Information:

National Football League
10950 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Apparently, you can apply online from here

 

[Editude]

No team in L.A., bu the NFL is based in Culver City ...

 

[fishwrapper]

No team in L.A., bu the NFL is based in Culver City ...

Has been for a while.
From what I gather, they're cutting the umbilical cord to CBSSportsline.

 

[jdklamp]

Who is the managing editor at NFL.com?

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Damn, I wish that job could be done from home.

 

[jimnorden]

This looks like a pretty sweet gig. I wonder if somebody with just newspaper experience would be looked at for something like this. thoughts?

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

Who is the managing editor at NFL.com?

Apparently no one, since that's one of the open jobs.

http://nfl.kenexa.com/nfl/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=5404

 

[Pops]

National editor is Vic Carucci. Good guy. Not sure what the power structure is of the operation at large.

 

[gospringboks]

Damn, I wish that job could be done from home.

It can be, if your home is the NFL.com newsroom in Culver City, Calif.

 

[Left_Coast]

Who is the managing editor at NFL.com?

Apparently no one, since that's one of the open jobs.

http://nfl.kenexa.com/nfl/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=5404

That link doesn't show a job opening.

 

[TheHacker]

FYI, fishwrapper is correct. The NFL is taking management of NFL.com in house at some point this year, though I'm not sure about the timing of the re-launch. SportsLine has run the site since 2001. Looks like the league may be going for something like MLB.com. Seems strange the jobs would be in California, though.

 

[SoCalDude]

Culver City is pretty cool, like a small town surrounded by a big town. Pop. about 40,000. Just a couple of miles from the beach. NYT did a feature on it a couple of weeks ago, focusing on all the trendy new restaurants and art galleries. But the locals go to two legendary places: Tito's Tacos and Johnny's Pastrami. Actually, most of the big movie studios that say they're in Hollywood are in Culver City -- Sony Pictures, Tri-Star, the old MGM lot. "Las Vegas" shoots there, so Nikki Cox is in town regularly. Worst part about Culver City is the 405 cuts right through it and they're in the midst of serious construction making already-awful traffic even worse.

 

[fishwrapper]

Culver City is pretty cool, like a small town surrounded by a big town. Pop. about 40,000. Just a couple of miles from the beach. NYT did a feature on it a couple of weeks ago, focusing on all the trendy new restaurants and art galleries. But the locals go to two legendary places: Tito's Tacos and Johnny's Pastrami. Actually, most of the big movie studios that say they're in Hollywood are in Culver City -- Sony Pictures, Tri-Star, the old MGM lot. "Las Vegas" shoots there, so Nikki Cox is in town regularly. Worst part about Culver City is the 405 cuts right through it and they're in the midst of serious construction making already-awful traffic even worse.

The NFL Network is in Culver City, too.

 

[mmorrow213]

NFL Properties is pretty close, too, and there are some good folks there.