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College Sports Editor (USA TODAY Network)

Gannett
$73,000 - $114,063 a year
Remote
1 day ago

College Sports Editor (USA TODAY Network)

Req #44760
Virtual•
United States

Job Description
Posted Friday, August 1, 2025, 2:00 AM

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com

The USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking a College Sports Editor to lead strategy and achieve the company’s mission of becoming the dominant college sports news and information source in the country.

We’re looking for a visionary who can leverage the strength of dozens of college sports markets, including USA TODAY, to create repeatable audience and revenue growth within the nation’s largest news organization.

This is a big job that demands commitment to excellence through accountability. The ability to create clarity through leadership is required to steer our talented teams of college writers to unrealized heights.

The candidate will innovate at the speed of news, working closely with direct supervisors to evolve strategies founded in relentless relevance and champion-level journalism. Helping envision experiences that drive consistent incremental revenue growth and reader retention is also part of the role.

The role will directly oversee college coverage at USA TODAY, including everything from quick-hitting news to deeply reported enterprise, commentary, analysis and anticipatory journalism. The candidate also will work with sports editors across the enterprise, including local properties, to strategically grow college audience and revenue at scale.

The candidate who fills this role will be an engine for ideation who can mobilize journalists to maximize results and be a steadying presence who leads with precision in a volatile college landscape.

This is a salaried role, reporting directly to the Executive Editor of Sports for Gannett. Remote candidates in all states except Alaska & Hawaii are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities:

  • Create culture of growth in college coverage via clear expectations, strategic clarity and unwavering accountability.
  • Iterate strategies page view, subscription and engagement growth.
  • Work with network partners to create lanes for incremental revenue growth, including affiliate partnerships, sales partnerships, new experiences, books and reprints.
  • Educate college sports leaders and writers on tactics for content, engagement and revenue strategy execution and ensure all KPIs are always met.
  • Inspire a culture of competitiveness in pursuit of breaking news, exclusive information and exceptional journalism.
  • Create a cycle of short-, mid- and long-term plans for growth, including the next big thing based on advancements in technology and media.
  • Evangelize responsible use cases of A.I. tools, including ethical principles.
  • Collaborate with network leaders to achieve company goals beyond sports.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's or master’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5+ years experience as a respected sports journalism leader, with focus on digital content and multimedia platforms.
  • Experience in high-level decision-making with complex, impactful or sensitive news content.
  • Advanced understanding of various news and information content management systems.
  • A history of successful leadership, collaboration, innovation and goal achievement.
  • Demonstrated change leader who collaborates and communicates effectively with diverse personalities.
  • Demonstrated record of goal achievement.
  • Proven history of guiding strong watchdog, enterprise and features work across multiple platforms.
  • Strong competitive instincts and intellectual curiosity.
  • Command of media law and Principles of Ethical Conduct.

Application Instructions

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

  • Your resume – one to two pages.
  • A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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The annualized base salary for this role will range between $73,000 and $114,063. Variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, location, and union representation, if applicable.


Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where Gannett employs employees. In addition, Gannett Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with Gannett Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact Gannett Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at [email protected].

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