Salary: $120,000 - $135,000 USD
Location: Remote; US or Canada
Company Name: The Athletic
Role: Lead and manage a rapid-response investigative journalism unit, setting coverage strategy and directing high-impact investigative storytelling across formats.
Qualifications: 10+ years digital journalism experience, 5+ years editorial and people management, expert copy editing and investigative standards, newsroom leadership, audience and SEO knowledge
Key Tasks: Manage investigative editors and writers, oversee story development and editing, set coverage strategy, collaborate across newsroom, coach journalists, manage budget and workflow