The role involves building and maintaining technical platforms and publishing pipelines for interactive journalism, collaborating closely with engineers and journalists.
About Us
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.
About the Role
The Athletic is looking for a journalist with a strong engineering foundation to help us manage and build out a publishing pipeline for interactive journalism. You will work as part of the newsroom's Data and Visuals team, in close collaboration with colleagues on the Engineering and Product teams, as well as with reporters and editors from around the company. In this job, you will make sure our technical foundations, publishing pipeline and integration across our apps, home screen and other platforms are seamless and performant. You will help maintain and improve our technical infrastructure, ensuring it remains flexible and performant for a wide range of products.
This is 100% remote for candidates based in the United States or Canada. Ability to work in a hybrid schedule out of the New York City office is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Help build and maintain our technical platforms and publishing pipeline for interactive and visual journalism, on projects like The Beast and our NFL forecast.
- Work with journalists and engineers to make sure our work fits into our broader products.
- Develop and improve our tooling as it relates to interactive journalism, as a resource for technical journalists around the company.
Requirements
- Experience envisioning and maintaining publishing platforms.
- A journalistic sensibility and flexibility in your approach to technology, as projects and priorities often change quickly.
- Experience working and collaborating with a wide range of colleagues.
The annual base salary range for this role is $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and location.
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Top Skills
Data Visualization
Engineering
Interactive Journalism
Publishing Platforms
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