Sports Digital Content Editor

Who We Are

The Standard is a media owner that provides Culture & News for Londoners everywhere.

Through our story-first digital centric publishing we deliver content across Digital, Audio, Video, Social platforms and are launching a new weekly print product.

We are based in Finsbury Square, London.

About you

The Standard is hiring an experienced digital content editor to join its brilliant sports team.

Skills and experience

The right candidate will be an experienced multi-skilled sports journalist, committed to working to the highest standards. They will:

• Contribute across the whole department with energy, ideas and a passion for continuous improvement.
• Have an in-depth understanding of SEO and social media strategy.
• Will demonstrate experience and understanding of how to manage breaking news.
• Have deep knowledge of London’s football clubs and across the whole sporting spectrum.
• Be passionate about evolving our coverage to meet the changing needs of readers and clients.
• Be a true team player, keen to support others.

The team and role purpose

The purpose of the role is to create and maximise the impact of all our sports stories across the different platforms, optimising traffic and engagement.

The successful candidate will be expected to take a flexible approach to working patterns and to regularly work evenings and weekends across the sporting agenda. There will be a mix of home and office work, to optimise the department’s productivity whilst maintaining a fully collaborative approach.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Develop the Evening Standard’s digital sports content.
• Edit sport content on all platforms.
• Maximise audience engagement, developing SEO and social media strategies.
• Commission stories, analysis and comment from the reporting team.
• Write your own stories, manage breaking news.
• Run live blogs and match content.
• Commission multimedia sports coverage, including video and audio.

Expected behaviours

• Continuous improvement – works in a smart, flexible, and focussed way, is curious, open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done.

• Building capability – keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives.

• Quality service – delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse client needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality.

The Standard Values

Trust

Fair. Honest. Accurate. From our reporting to how we conduct our relationships, trust is in our DNA.

Diversity

We are London – the most diverse city in the world. Our commitment is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our readers.

Innovation

Ideas are our currency. In a city that is always evolving we embrace and drive change across all our platforms, within our team and as a business.

Collaboration

We’re in this together – as colleagues, stakeholders, and citizens of our great capital. Teamwork is key to our success – inside and outside of the building.

Resilience

Through every one of history’s landmark moments The Standard has responded and delivered. We’re proud to be a news brand with a powerful legacy – and a focus on the future.

Diversity Statement: our commitment to diversity and inclusion

At The Standard our ambition is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our audience. We want to attract those voices previously underrepresented in media, offering a rewarding career and opportunities for all.

Teamwork is key to our success. We want all our people to feel like they belong and that their voices matter.

If you need any assistance or adjustments during the process, please contact us.