Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
FOX Sports is looking for a Programming Editor to join the Digital Team in Los Angeles. As the Programming Editor, you will be a key member of the team responsible for promoting and measuring audience growth and engagement on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app. You will help execute strategies for delivering FOX Sports content to relevant audiences and identify new opportunities for growth.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Utilize real-time traffic, social listening, and search trend data to program the homepage of FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app
• Collaborate with Stories editors to ensure the most important and top-performing Stories are served to fans around the clock on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App
• Analyze traffic and user behavior on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App to program FOX Sports' live scoreboards during big events
• Execute FOX Sports Digital's editorial alerts strategy, including but not limited to alerts tailored to specific audiences, alerts for editorial Stories, and alerts for live games. Produce regular reports on alert performance and lead discussions around the analytics of our audience-engagement efforts
• Leverage SEO best practices and perform extensive A/B testing on Stories headlines, descriptions, and thumbnail imagery to maximize readership and retention on FOXSports.com and the FOXSports App
• Help maintain and contribute to FOX Sports Digital's editorial calendar and content budget, planning for upcoming events, major milestones, and content themes
• Demonstrate exceptional proficiency as a copy editor and writer of headlines and descriptions
• Quickly develop expertise in which Stories, Topics, and strategies lead to audience growth, retention, and engagement that can be easily translated to colleagues across the FOX Sports organization, from executives to junior editors
• Display outstanding news judgment, skilled storytelling ability, thorough knowledge of digital best practices (including SEO, social platforms, and content sharing), and a strong knowledge of journalistic principles and methods
• Help identify new KPIs for FOX Sports Digital that will maximize traffic growth and audience engagement
• Track metrics that measure the performance of FOX Sports Digital's editorial Stories and report on the effectiveness of programming strategies
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Deep knowledge of AP style writing
• Outstanding news judgment, skilled storytelling ability, thorough knowledge of digital best practices (including SEO, social platforms, and content sharing), and a strong knowledge of journalistic principles and methods
• Ability to work nights and weekends when necessary
NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
• Bachelor's Degree
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