NFL-College Football Associate Editor, Part-Time

NFL-College Football Associate Editor Role, Part-Time

Job Summary

Part-time NFL/College Football Associate Editors will lead ClutchPoints’ weekend news desk editorial coverage of the NFL and college football. They will plan, write, and edit timely and engaging content in a fast-paced environment alongside their editorial team members. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the 24/7 NFL and college football news cycle and various digital sports platforms for distributing content.

Duties

• Identify NFL and college football content opportunities to maximize real-time traffic utilizing our internal content strategy and identification guide
• Write trending real-time news articles on the NFL and college football, focusing on postgame coverage on Saturdays and Sundays
• Help editorial team’s coverage of sports outside of the NFL and college football when needed
• Ideate more in-depth opinion editorial topics based on trending NFL/CFB news stories
• Communicate with editorial team to optimize SEO-winning search headlines and story composition
• Communicate with graphics team on creative thumbnails for your content
• Send published articles for distribution to our social media channels
• Edit long-form NFL and college football content from the news desk editorial writing team
• Follow our breaking news protocol to quickly capitalize on NFL/CFB stories in real-time
• Track Google Trends for content ideas on the NFL and college football

Basic Qualifications

• Proficiency with SEO
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with editorial and content creation on the NFL and college football
• Passion and advanced understanding of football, the NFL, and college football
• Understanding of trending sports news and how to craft stories/headlines to capitalize on those moments
• Availability on Saturday and Sunday (one night required)
• Ability to multitask multiple objectives