Senior Editor, Sport

About the role

The Editorial team provides customers with premium, differentiated visuals across news, sports, and entertainment that cover real people, events, actions, and facts. We also grow and maintain one of the world’s most extensive archives of socially significant, historical photos, footage, and prints. This role is a blend of remote, in-office, and onsite work, including event support, team leadership during group edits, and ensuring timely global content distribution.

Responsibilities

• Edit content remotely, in-office, and onsite at sporting events.
• Deliver content for global distribution, utilizing advanced skills in JPEG and RAW workflows, photo editing software, metadata application, and FTP management.
• Ensure timely uploads of images to multiple platforms, including websites and client destinations.
• Collaborate with the Managing Editor to guide the editing team during group edits, ensuring cohesive teamwork and meeting deadlines.
• Oversee or collaborate with onsite teams (editors, photographers, freelancers), ensuring workflows align with the event scale and tight deadlines.
• Act independently to ensure coverage quality and efficiency.
• Assist in training and mentor freelance editors in accordance with company standards, covering image transmission, quality, captioning, and delivery.
• Provide feedback on editing processes to the managing editor to identify improvements.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external clients, delivering exceptional customer service for editorial and client-driven assignments.
• Serve as a key liaison during commercial workflows, ensuring client needs are met.
• Foster a collaborative environment, promoting respect, open communication, and a positive culture.

Requirements

• Strong editorial skills with expertise in RAW workflows, photo editing, and metadata management.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and client service skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills with keen attention to detail and an ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to manage time effectively and function in high-pressure situations.
• Strong leadership abilities and a passion for mentoring and developing talent.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure smooth workflows and resolve technical challenges.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, often on evenings and weekends (valid passport required).
• Deep understanding of both domestic and international sports.
• Experience in efficiently editing large volumes of content while meeting client expectations.
• Expertise in digital photography, photo editing, metadata management, and technical troubleshooting across PC and MAC platforms.

Benefits

• Flexible time off policy above industry standard.
• Premier benefits including above-market competitive medical, dental, vision, health plan savings accounts, life and disability plans.
• Global employee assistance programs, legal, pet, home, and auto coverage at preferential group rates and discounts.
• Retirement and financial education and tools, including 401(k) match.
• Paid company holidays and time off, including paid parental leave.
• Eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount to market.
• Learning experiences including leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, high potential program, and professional and skills development.
• Participation in global morale events, local gatherings, and Employee Resource Groups.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is USD $66,200 to USD $99,200 per annum. Actual compensation will depend on factors including but not limited to qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, certification, business needs, performance, and level of responsibility.