Business of Sports, Team Lead - New York
About The Position
Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editorial leader to spearhead its sports coverage from New York. This role involves overseeing a team of journalists to cover the business of sports, focusing on financial aspects such as TV ratings, team valuations, player salaries, media rights deals, sponsorships, and the growing influence of sports gambling and name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. The position is crucial for shaping coverage across text, video, audio, and live events, and will serve as the primary point person for media coverage on the East Coast. The role requires coordinating with other teams across Bloomberg to integrate sports coverage with politics, media, finance, and real estate. The position is based in New York and is a full-time role.
Requirements
- Experience working in a fast-paced financial or business news environment.
- Strong editorial judgment.
- Ability to write and edit sharp, concise headlines.
- Ability to provide context immediately after headlines.
- A track record or interest in working in many storytelling formats.
- Experience navigating a large and complex newsroom.
- Comfort with data, numbers, analytics, and emerging newsroom technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Some expertise in sports is preferred.
- Experienced manager and editor.
Responsibilities
- Expand and improve coverage of the business of sports, ensuring reporters deliver scoops and ambitious enterprise.
- Lead with urgency and accuracy, making fast, sound editorial decisions during breaking news.
- Be selective in coverage, developing a clear vision for which sports business stories to cover in collaboration with colleagues.
- Establish the team culture for dedicated sports coverage in New York.
- Collaborate globally with editors and reporters on all continents.
- Coach reporters on breaking big stories, analyzing major trends, and developing long-lead features.
- Coordinate coverage with other teams across Bloomberg, including politics, media, finance, and real estate.
- Respond to breaking news, promote stories across the newsroom, and advance coverage of newspapers, TV news, social media creators, and regulation.
Benefits
- Merit increases
- Incentive compensation (exempt roles only)
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long term disability benefits
- 401(k) +match
- Life insurance
- Various wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
