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Athletic
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Premium sports media coverage for local fans201-500 Employees
  • B2C
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • YC Funded
    Startup funded by Y Combinator
  • Valuation $500M+
    This company has a valuation of $500M or more
  • 4.4
    Highly rated
    Athletic is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.4 out of 5 stars
  • 4.6
    Work / Life Balance
    Employees rate Athletic 4.6/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
  • 4.4
    Strong Leadership
    Employees rate Athletic 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
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201-500 people
Total raised
$68.1M
Company type
Consumer Tecnology Sports
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Jobs at Athletic

The Athletic is committed to storytelling, and for us, the story begins with our employees. Our employees are talented writers, editors, engineers, designers, marketers, brand strategists and more, who are excited about building the next great sports media company. Founded in 2016, The Athletic is a direct-to-consumer subscription media company offering local and national sports coverage. With a presence in more than 47 markets in the US, Canada and the UK, The Athletic's world-class editorial team has produced thousands of in-depth articles as well 
as a newly released lineup of podcasts and videos. Our headquarters is in San Francisco, we have offices in New York and London, and our 
300+ editorial employees are based in their respective markets.
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Senior Editor, NHL (Remote)

NewPosted today

Senior Editor, NHL (Remote)

  • Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on the delivery of news and distinct team analysis; generate and plan story ideas.
  • Establish process and priorities to balance content assignments ranging from short-form, breaking news and live to daily coverage to long-form projects.
Designer

Senior Editor (Remote)

NewPosted 6 days ago

Senior Editor (Remote)

  • Manage a staff of reporters with an emphasis on generating news and distinct team analysis; generate and plan story ideas.
  • Establish process and priorities to balance content assignments ranging from short-form, breaking news and live to daily coverage to long-form projects.
Other

Football Writer (London)

NewPosted 7 days ago

Football Writer (London)

  • Cultivate and maintain strong sources to break, confirm, advance and analyze national news.
  • Take readers behind-the-scenes to unearth critical details and explain what really happened around key decisions and major issues.
Other

Staff Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

NewPosted 3 weeks ago

Staff Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

  • Collaborate with sport editors to launch coverage around breaking news.
  • Rigorously edit and publish stories from sportswriters.
Designer

Senior Social Video Editor (New York City, NY)

NewPosted 4 weeks ago

Senior Social Video Editor (New York City, NY)

  • Work alongside Social Producers to conceptualize and edit sports-centric videos to be distributed across The Athletic’s suite of social media accounts.
  • Work under the Senior Executive Producer to create content for our social video channels including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
Designer

Senior Editor, U.S. Soccer (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Editor, U.S. Soccer (Remote)

  • Commissioning and editing stories.
  • Liaising daily with reporters.
Designer

Senior Managing Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Managing Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

  • Assemble and direct a large staff of editors toward the publication of a significant portion of The Athletic’s daily journalism, including daily news and previously planned stories.
  • Guide the desk’s editing process with an emphasis on accuracy, clean copy, strong reporting, clear writing, sharp framing and timely publishing and updating for a wide variety of stories.
Other

Lead Writer, Tifo (London)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Lead Writer, Tifo (London)

  • Responsible for producing - through a combination of commissioning, editing and writing - seven to eight scripts for Tifo Illustrated per week, in a combination of long and short-form.
  • Knowing what matters to audiences when; ensuring our content reflects the seasonality of the sports calendar.
Other

Senior Writer, NCAA Men's Basketball (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Writer, NCAA Men's Basketball (Remote)

  • Cultivate and maintain strong sources to break, confirm, advance and analyze national news.
  • Take readers behind-the-scenes to unearth critical details and explain what really happened around key decisions and major issues.
Designer

Senior Designer, Editorial (London)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Designer, Editorial (London)

  • Work closely with the newsroom to enhance articles, social media, newsletters and audio experiences with custom artwork and templates.
  • On a daily-basis you might: Use photos, type and vector elements to create bespoke hero images for stories and social posts.
Other

Senior Writer, Enterprise (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Writer, Enterprise (Remote)

  • Be the authority and drive the agenda around the league and teams.
  • Tell rich, ambitious features through deep reporting and access to get beyond superficial storylines.
Other

Senior Writer (London) Data and Tactics

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Writer (London) Data and Tactics

  • At least two 1k word articles a week (or one longer one) plus help on live pieces/data requests/collaborative projects as required.
  • Understand the sport's advanced metrics and how to apply them to written work.
Other

Senior Executive Producer (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Senior Executive Producer (Remote)

  • Own the end-to-end production of Scoop City.
  • Build a forward-looking coverage plan across the show’s first season under production.
Operations

Creative Strategy and Operations Associate (Remote)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Creative Strategy and Operations Associate (Remote)

  • Actively participate in brainstorming sessions with colleagues on the creative team to develop innovative ideas around major moments throughout the sports calendar across multiple platforms that will appeal to a wide audience and have commercial potential.
  • Collaborate with our Business Development and Sales teams on key revenue-driving initiatives.
Sales

Account Manager (New York)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Account Manager (New York)

  • Assisting Sales Managers in the support and management of accounts as it relates to all ad products.
  • Building media plans, ad schedules, and collateral for pitches and RFP responses.
Sales

Account Manager (Chicago)

NewPosted 1 month ago

Account Manager (Chicago)

  • Assisting Sales Managers in the support and management of accounts as it relates to all ad products.
  • Building media plans, ad schedules, and collateral for pitches and RFP responses.
Designer

Senior Designer, Editorial (Remote)

NewPosted 4 months ago

Senior Designer, Editorial (Remote)

  • Work closely with the newsroom to enhance articles, social media, newsletters and audio experiences with custom artwork and templates.
  • On a daily-basis you might: Use photos, type and vector elements to create bespoke hero images for stories and social posts.
Engineering

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)

NewPosted 4 months ago

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)

  • Develop new features based on specifications, ensuring to always optimize for scalability and performance.
  • Contribute to and engage in our scrum process through sprint planning, review, retrospectives and daily standups.