Content Supervisor - HS Sports

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About the role

NJ.com is seeking a versatile Content Supervisor to help lead our award-winning high school sports staff. In this role, you will manage day-to-day digital coverage decisions during business hours, working closely with reporters to identify trends and story opportunities as they break. You'll partner closely with the Sr. Managing Producer and fellow supervisors to ensure the team's daytime coverage is sharp, fast, and aligned with what drives traffic and subscriptions. We're looking for someone with experience in a fast-paced newsroom, a background in hands-on editing and management, and the ability to spot trends before they break while maximizing both coverage and team performance. Writing and reporting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daytime coverage decisions, editing and directing reporters in real time as news breaks.
• Identify emerging trends and topics in digital journalism that merit deeper coverage.
• Contribute deeper editing and idea-generation, working closely with other managers on the team.
• Produce your own reporting and writing alongside management duties.
• Partner with the Sr. Managing Producer and fellow Content Supervisors to keep daytime and overnight coverage connected.
• Help identify and develop reporters ready to take on more responsibility.
• Support the broader team's push toward content that drives subscriptions and reader retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 1 year of management experience or 3+ years in sports journalism with demonstrated leadership skills.
• A proven track record both writing and editing in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong news judgment and an ability to identify trends and story opportunities quickly.
• Experience managing or mentoring other reporters.
• Deep familiarity with the New Jersey high school sports landscape.
• Ability to balance hands-on management with active reporting and writing.
• A collaborative approach to working with fellow managers and across teams.
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines while keeping a team aligned.
• Reliable transportation to cover events, close coordination with sources and staff across the state, and occasional night and weekend hours to support high school sports coverage.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $75,000 - $87,500 annually.