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Chelsea, Greater London | United Kingdom
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Job Description
Description
Job Title – Senior Web Editor
Location – Stamford Bridge / Cobham / Match day travel
Hours – Permanent – 35 hours a week (Any 5 of 7)
About Us:
As a member of the Chelsea team you will become part of a long and proud history in the heart of iconic west London, which dates back to the club’s founding in 1905. Since that time the club has won every major domestic and international trophy, being crowned English, European and world champions in the process.
Chelsea are a club which proudly strives to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch, as shown by the further success of our Women’s and Academy sides, as well as the excellent work in the community undertaken by the Chelsea Foundation, while engaging with our many supporters from a wide range of backgrounds at home in the UK and around the world.
If you’re motivated and want to help us win more trophies, you’ve got a place here at Chelsea!
What we are looking for:
Chelsea FC are looking for a Senior Web Editor to oversee the day-to-day output across the official Chelsea website and execute on an editorial and content strategy.
Brief description and duties:
- Oversee the day-to-day output across the official Chelsea website and support, when required, on the day-to-day output on the official Chelsea app.
- Work closely with the Editorial Lead to execute on an editorial and content strategy that aligns with the club's overall commercial and marketing objectives.
- Work alongside other members of the editorial team and website-focused content staff to ensure best-in-class content on the official Chelsea website.
- Plan and undertake interviews with players and staff that aligns with the editorial strategy and delivers unrivalled insight to supporters.
- Propose and produce engaging, emotive and innovative feature content that celebrates and showcases the important stories on our respective teams, and the wider club.
- Develop and maintain relationships across various club departments – and with key stakeholders – to unearth and produce compelling, story-driven content.
- Plan and contribute to leading coverage of home and away fixtures for the Men’s and Women’s teams.
- Work Men’s and Women’s games, both home and away on a rota basis, including some European and global travel where required.
- Proactively seek new opportunities for content to enhance our output on the official Chelsea website.
- Deliver on Partner and Commercial campaigns as required.
- Support the social & video departments to ensure best-in-class digital content across club channels.
- Represent the editorial team in meetings across the club.
Must Haves/qualified by demonstrable experience to the level required:
- Degree in a relevant field or equivalent NCTJ qualification.
- Previous experience in professional football or digital media.
- At least five years’ experience working in professional football media or digital publishing.
- Proven experience working in digital media, preferably for a global brand or publisher.
- Sound editorial judgement and a strong understanding of sensitives around digital club content.
- A natural storyteller with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work at a fast pace under pressure but also maintain a strong eye for detail for content published for a global audience.
- Able to demonstrate a passion and curiosity for football-related media and have a strong understanding of digital trends.
- Must be comfortable with out-of-hours work and working reactively to tight deadlines.
- Confident using a CMS and publishing to a global audience.
- Understanding of best practices for website content.
- A supportive team player with the ability to guide other members of communications department as required.
Skills and Behaviours:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create and shape content that resonates with audiences.
- Highly capable editor and writer for a variety of purposes and audiences.
- Experience of working to strict deadlines in a fast-paced media environment, demonstrating strong proof reading and researching skills.
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships across different club departments.
- Experience in dealing with high-profile personalities.
- Comprehensive understanding of digital media and a strong knowledge of professional football
- Able to deal with sensitive situations tactfully and maintain confidentially regarding information gained about the Club and its personnel.
- Experience working on brand and cultural campaigns.
What We Offer:
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.
Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.
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