Head of Global Sports (London)

About Us

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 450+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

About the Role

This is a role (based in London) providing comprehensive editorial oversight of our global sports and soccer coverage, based in the UK; providing support to the Editor-in-Chief, partnering with stakeholders across the editorial organisation and business teams on a range of initiatives, and leading on editorial standards from a UK perspective.

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in and knowledge of men’s and women’s sports, as well as the ideas and experience to know how to tell these sto...