ESPN General Editor

Job ID 10128383 Location London, United Kingdom Business ESPN Date posted Aug. 14, 2025

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Job Summary:

Job Summary

ESPN is looking for a talented digital editor to lead news coverage from the UK and drive the growth of ESPN’s digital properties in EMEA. With a formidable background in sports news, excellent digital skills, a deep understanding of SEO, digital analytics and an extensive knowledge of football, the candidate will play a vital role in overseeing our day-to-day news operation.

Candidates will have impressive existing experience of working in a digital sports news environment and must possess an outstanding news sense across a range of sports, especially football and F1. They will bring urgency, drive and leadership skills, and instinctively understand which sports stories will resonate across digital platforms.

Candidates will work in a dynamic environment, with the ability to make an important impact on ESPN’s future production.

Please note that the advert will remain open until 29th August, which is the deadline for submitting applications.

The Opportunity & Responsibilities:

Lead ESPN’s digital news output out of the UK on a daily basis, always ensuring the right stories are prioritised
Work with ESPN’s reporters to deliver the strongest news lines for a UK audience
Set clear digital publishing guidelines to ensure the right blend, timing and volume of content to meet the ESPN mission to Serve Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
Demonstrate the ability to be lead day-to-day coverage while also working on longer term strategic projects across a range of sports
Effectively and decisively communicate with the wider global team, ensuring optimum distribution of key content and breaking news
Use data to inform decision-making at all times
Show a collaborative approach across ESPN teams locally and globally, including social media and broadcast
Be comfortable working multiple weekends, late nights and flexible hours, with most shifts being based at our London offices in Hammersmith
Identify stories that will resonate with our audience and look for the most creative angles to tell them
Regularly lead key editorial meetings, ensuring the team operates in an efficient and urgent manner at all times
Coordinate staffing assignments, editorial resources and processes
Champion ESPN's approach to diversity and inclusion

The Experience We Require From You:

Experience of working in a busy digital news environment
Excellent sports knowledge, with a strong focus on football
Expertise in SEO, digital publishing and the ability to use metrics to drive audience growth
Creative mindset and ability to look to new avenues and formats for the distribution of content
Highest standards of written English, excellent editing skills, top-class attention to detail and a talent for finding and demanding the strongest news lines
Great communication skills; picking up the phone should come naturally to you
Able to work legally in the United Kingdom

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience of supervising or managing other members of staff
Experience of working with reporters in a highly competitive, rapidly changing environment
The ability to speak a second language

The Perks

25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance & dental care
Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
Excellent parental and guardian leave
Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About ESPN:

Working at ESPN is unlike anything else. That’s because we’re always finding new ways to interact with fans – however and wherever they connect with sports. Every day we’re doing things that no one has done, all in a dynamic culture where we defy odds and continuously outdo ourselves. When you have the latest technology, game-changing ideas and world-class talent on your team, every day is extraordinary.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call ESPN.

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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