Sr News Editor

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Overview: CBS Sports is looking for an experienced editorial leader with deep soccer knowledge and strong storytelling judgment to serve as Senior News Editor and a central figure in shaping editorial direction across platforms. This role will direct the daily news gathering efforts to support productions, leading a team of researchers and associate news producers on CBS Sports Golazo Network, a 24/7 streaming network dedicated to soccer!

The ideal candidate is fluent in the global game, adept at identifying emerging storylines, and skilled in crafting compelling narratives that elevate CBS Sports content through confident editorial insight and cross‑platform collaboration. The Senior News Editor builds strong partnerships across CBS Sports and beyond to identify opportunities and help shape journalistically sound, editorially innovative content. To provide effective editorial guidance across all productions, the Senior News Editor must demonstrate sharp decision‑making under pressure, possess exceptional communication skills, and bring a deep passion for journalism and storytelling, with a commitment to upholding the highest editorial standards of the CBS Sports brand.
The Senior News Editor will oversee story development, script and content review across all platforms, while supervising and managing a team of researchers and news producers, including scheduling the team, delegating assignments, setting expectations and providing feedback, and ensuring the team is operating effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor news feeds, including searching social & other media outlets, to gather and evaluate relevant news and information.
• Prepare and distribute news briefs, scripts for broadcasts, and key points for graphic or video presentations on news across major men’s and women’s soccer leagues, with an emphasis on our rights portfolio
• Communicate regularly with studio producers and other production contributors to discuss developing news and provide guidance on the presentation of that news within our programming.
• Write, edit and review scripts and graphics for accuracy, style and editorial value. This includes skills at writing to video and for broadcast news (ex. writing for voice over and packages).
• React to breaking news with an emphasis on accuracy, creative storytelling, and relevance to our productions and our audience.
• Must be skilled at identifying news and emerging storylines; gathering ideas and contextualize information for potential storytelling to enhance and support coverage across the network.
• Must be able to work in a fast‑paced environment, and communicate with urgency and clarity to producers, on‑air talent and production associates.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of sports media production, including knowledge of studio television show content creation or similar digital video programming
• Discover connections between our events and developing news stories; and then provide ideas for how to tell those stories within our games and studio shows. This may include suggesting and gathering elements, potential guests, and details on alternative angles to enhance the telling of those stories.
• Use deep soccer knowledge, an insatiable curiosity and sound news judgment, to support storytelling that is timely, relevant, innovative and inclusive.
• Serve as the leading editorial voice during live studio programming and partner with producers to generate urgent, effective coverage of breaking news.
• Under tight deadlines, educate on‑air talent and other production staff on the key details of a developing story and offer perspective on proper context for presentation on our shows
• Coordinate…