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. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.
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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