Jobs at The Athletic

Lead RFP responses and proactive advertising proposals for The Athletic. Develop cross-platform marketing programs, media strategies, creative briefs, sponsorship packages, and polished client presentations. Collaborate with sales, planning, program management, account management, editorial, and creative teams; lead brainstorms, manage timelines, use research and data to develop insights, and support advertising pitches and deal closure.

The role involves securing and managing partnerships, growing The Athletic's portfolio, collaborating with various teams, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance business growth.

Design and drive the core product experience for sports fans across web and mobile: create flows, wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready designs; lead research and design projects; collaborate with PMs, engineers, editors, and analysts; contribute to the design system and help define product strategy.

The Associate Social Media Editor will grow The Athletic’s audience and referral traffic across social and emerging platforms. Responsibilities include creating platform-specific editorial and video content, supporting breaking-news and live sports coverage, monitoring trends and algorithms, analyzing performance, collaborating with newsroom teams, building fan communities, and launching breaking-news emails. The role requires strong writing, sports knowledge, video editing, graphic creation, platform fluency, and flexibility for varied shifts in London.

Lead ideation, creation, and operations for scaled video production delivering weekly longform and social-first content. Manage full production lifecycle—budgeting, onboarding, post workflows, sponsorship integrations, distribution strategy—and mentor a global team of producers and freelancers. Drive audience growth using platform expertise, data-driven KPIs, and creative execution, while staying hands-on with filming, editing, livestreams, and new technology pilots for marquee events and ongoing shows.

Lead and manage NBA newsroom coverage, assign and edit breaking news, generate and plan story ideas, mentor reporters and editors, coordinate with audio/video teams, optimize audience engagement, and publish via WordPress.

Build and maintain internal infrastructure and tools to improve product availability and engineering productivity. Implement infrastructure with Terraform, define scaling, alerting and monitoring, support CI/CD, troubleshoot live incidents, and validate work with manual and automated tests.

The Manager of Commercial Planning & Analysis oversees commercial initiatives, builds financial models, negotiates deals, tracks performance, and integrates forecasts. This role requires analytical rigor and experience in finance or investment banking.

Lead video growth strategy and manage a team driving performance across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Own creator program and talent partnerships, integrate creator content with newsroom workflows, translate analytics into recommendations for leadership, support branded content pitches, and design processes for content packaging, SEO, and community engagement across time zones.

Lead and scale the Talk of the Devils podcast into a video-first, multi-platform franchise. Manage Manchester studio production team, optimize YouTube and social growth, collaborate with editorial and commercial teams, and use analytics to iterate creative, format, and sponsorship integration.

Lead and manage audience growth strategies across social media platforms and creator channels, focusing on creative content and P&L management. Responsibilities include developing growth goals, monitoring analytics, and team leadership.