Description
At NASCAR, you will find a community of passionate individuals who care about our sport and are united in seeing it grow.
NASCAR Digital Media is seeking an experienced Managing Editor for NASCAR.com to serve as a senior editorial leader guiding written content strategy, cross-functional collaboration, and editorial execution across NASCAR Digital Media's flagship platform and digital properties.
The Managing Editor will oversee race coverage, news, features, and site programming, ensuring NASCAR.com delivers timely, authoritative, and engaging storytelling aligned with the NASCAR brand and audience growth objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading editorial planning and content execution across NASCAR.com and other digital properties
- Establishing and executing editorial strategies and innovative content initiatives supporting audience growth, fan engagement, and evolving digital experiences
- Providing leadership, mentorship, and direction across assigned editorial teams to ensure consistency in voice, standards, workflows, and strategic priorities
- Elevating the quality of written content through editing, coaching, and ongoing evaluation of coverage, presentation, and storytelling opportunities
- Partnering with the Editor in Chief, analytics, and cross-functional teams to identify trends, measure performance, and implement editorial improvements
This is an opportunity to help shape the voice, storytelling strategy, and editorial future of one of the most recognised brands in sports and entertainment. The Managing Editor will play a key leadership role in driving how NASCAR connects with fans across digital platforms through impactful journalism, innovative storytelling, and real-time race coverage.
Required skills and experience include:
- A bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of digital and/or editorial production experience
- A deep understanding of sports content, audience engagement, and digital publishing best practices
- Strong editorial instincts with the ability to identify compelling stories, emerging trends, and audience opportunities
- Experience leading editorial teams and managing high-level content operations in a fast-paced digital environment
- Ability to balance creative vision and innovation with data-informed strategy and strong operational execution
Why this role?
This is an opportunity to lead high-profile content initiatives, collaborate across the organisation, and drive the continued evolution of NASCAR's digital storytelling.