Assistant Editor, Espn

The sports schedule across ESPN channels includes NFL (including the Super Bowl), NBA basketball, Major League Baseball, ATP tennis, FA Cup, RBS Six Nations Rugby Union, MLS, AMA Supercross, World Series of Poker, as well as NCAA American college football and basketball and Summer and Winter X Games.

Additionally, ESPN delivers high quality studio shows, “game around the game” coverage with shows such as SportsCenter, ESPNFC, Pardon The Interruption (PTI), NBA Tonight, NFL Live and SportsNation to name a few, all shows featuring both ex-players and experts in the field.

You will need to be available to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays as necessary to maintain a 24/7 digital platform. This role can be based out of Sydney or Melbourne.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, communications, digital media or a related field
- Typically 2-3 years of writing, reporting and/or editing/programming experience
- Understanding of HTML and related web-authoring tools and software, and audio and social media tools
- Strong news sense with knowledge of audio and social media tools
- Appreciation of pop culture and the tastes of ESPN's audiences, and the broad Australian sport’s audience
- Must be able to demonstrate strong initiative and self-motivation
- Attention to detail and an ability to embrace new technologies are vital
- Ability to develop critical working relationships with key colleagues locally and remotely

Additional Information:
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.