Creative Strategy and Operations Associate

About Us

The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco Los Angeles London and Melbourne we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

About the Role

The Athletic is seeking an energetic self-starter with enthusiasm for collaborative work to join our Creative Strategy and Operations team. The successful candidate will be highly organized and adept at working in a fast-paced constantly evolving environment with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Creative and analytical skills are also essential for this role which is critical to supporting the day-to-day integration of our editorial operations and commercial teams.

This role is remotely based in the US or Canada only.

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Write and edit briefs that communicate ideas clearly to all stakeholders.

• Work closely with program managers to ensure seamless execution of sponsored campaigns.

• Coordinate across multiple teams on launches of major new content initiatives such as podcasts newsletters and verticals.

• Communicate campaign and key launch results to relevant stakeholders.

• Liaise with our Analytics teams to help with planning and implementation of content strategy.

• Assist leadership in developing and maintaining sound processes and thorough documentation.

• Maintain strong relationships across the entire business to ensure smooth processes.

• Lead effective and efficient meetings with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• 2+ years of digital operations editorial partnerships or product experience ideally in media or agency environment.

• Proficient with organizational tools such as Google Sheets Airtable and Smartsheet.

• Experience working cross-functionally in complex business environments.

• Deep sports knowledge.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• A passion and understanding of The Athletic and our content.

• Critical thinker about content promotion partnerships and product.

• Creative strategic mindset in which no task is too big or small.

• This role is remotely based in the US or Canada only.

The annual base salary range for this role is $67000 - $70000 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education experience skills and location. It may also include non-cash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:

- Highly competitive employer-contributed medical dental vision basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical wellness and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave 12 paid holidays 15 days of accrued vacation to start and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry physical and/or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression transgender status age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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