Full-Time
Senior Editor
NFL, Remote
Posted on 10/31/2025
The Athletic Media Company
501-1,000 employees
Subscription-based sports journalism with premium content
Compensation Overview
$80k - $90k/yr
Remote in USA
Remote
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- 4+ years of professional experience in sports journalism, including video and breaking news experience.
- High-end knowledge of the NFL.
- Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays.
- Attend NFL editorial meetings and video meetings to be informed of what is coming and suggest new ideas.
- Coordinate video assignments with writers, editors and video producers.
- Add video assets to stories and the feed.
- Plan for tentpole events on the NFL calendar.
- Work to bring a distinctive, compelling, and authentic voice to all digital media products.
- Maintain an understanding and proficiency of subscription and engagement metrics.
- Maintain proficiency and knowledge of SEO (best practices available).
- Contribute to oversight of staffing assignments, editorial resources and process.
- Maintain an updated and accurate forward-looking editorial budget.
- Collaborate with staff on story ideas.
- Edit and publish stories via WordPress.
The Athletic provides digital sports journalism with in-depth news, long-form stories, scores, schedules, and podcasts. It delivers premium content through a subscription model, giving paying readers access to articles and exclusive coverage by top writers, with updates on major leagues and international sports. The product works by offering monthly or annual access to a library of premium articles and podcasts through its website and apps; revenue comes primarily from subscribers, supported by partnerships and sponsored content. The Athletic differentiates itself from competitors by prioritizing high-quality, detailed reporting and smart analysis from top writers, rather than relying on cookie-cutter, ad-driven coverage. Its goal is to serve passionate sports fans with comprehensive, insightful journalism and to sustain its journalism by building a loyal subscription-based community.”} verkeerde_seconds_empty_rate: 0} // note: ignore any extraneous fields if present in tool input
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$689.6M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2016
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The Athletic achieved profitability in last three quarters of 2025, validating NYT's $550M acquisition investment.
- Strategic partnerships like State Farm enhance Women's World Cup coverage, expanding audience reach and sponsorship revenue.
- Podcast expansion including 'The Playcallers' series diversifies content formats beyond text, attracting broader listener demographics.
What critics are saying
- NYT paywall integration cannibalizes standalone subscriptions, causing 20-30% subscriber churn within 6 months.
- Substack competitors and AI aggregators erode premium soccer and analysis demand, reducing $10/month subscription appeal.
- NYT cost-cutting targets 30-50% newsroom reduction, triggering talent exodus and editorial quality degradation.
What makes The Athletic Media Company unique
- Acquired by New York Times in 2022 for $550M, integrating premium sports journalism into major media conglomerate.
- Subscription-based model with nearly 5 million subscribers as of November 2024, demonstrating scale in sports media.
- High-profile editorial talent including Dianna Russini from ESPN and award-winning investigative sports journalists.
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Benefits
Paid Time Off
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Parental Leave
401(k)
Short & Long Term Disability
Free Subscription
Competitive Health Care
HSA & FSA
Commuter Benefits
Company News
The Athletic has raised $40 million in Series C funding to enhance its growth and content development. This funding round underscores increasing investor confidence in premium sports journalism. The news was published by Athletism Info and pksportsnews on July 31, 2025.
The New York Times Company announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire The Athletic.
Jorge Vilda, the former head coach of the Spain women's national team that won the 2023 Women's World Cup nearly two months ago, has been hired as the head coach of the Morocco women's national team, The Athletic reported Thursday.
Global soccer insider Fabrizio Romano reportedly nearly joined The Athletic's staff of sports news breakers this year.
Terri Ann Glynn joins The Athletic.