Cricket Editor
Criclive.in
Janakpuri, Delhi, India4h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
The Cricket Editor will oversee the creation, curation, and editing of cricket-related content. This full-time role involves coordinating with writers and contributors, setting editorial priorities, and ensuring all content is accurate, timely, and engaging for a global audience. The Editor will track ongoing series, tournaments, and breaking stories, assign coverage, and maintain a consistent editorial tone across the platform and fan discussion pages. Responsibilities also include reviewing copy for clarity and style, optimizing content for digital readership, and collaborating with the wider team to enhance Criclive.in’s overall content strategy. This is an on-site role based in Janakpuri.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the creation, curation, and editing of cricket-related content, including match reports, analysis pieces, features, and news articles.
- Coordinate with writers and contributors.
- Set editorial priorities.
- Ensure all content is accurate, timely, and engaging for a global audience.
- Track ongoing series, tournaments, and breaking stories.
- Assign coverage.
- Maintain a consistent editorial tone across the platform and fan discussion pages.
- Review copy for clarity and style.
- Optimize content for digital readership.
- Collaborate with the wider team to enhance Criclive.in’s overall content strategy.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Experience with digital content creation.
- Experience with web content writing.
- Experience with content planning.
- Basic familiarity with SEO.
- Basic familiarity with audience engagement.
Qualifications
- Strong skills in writing, editing, and proofreading.
- Ability to produce clear, engaging, and error-free cricket content.
- Deep knowledge of cricket, current players, formats, tournaments, and cricket history.
- Ability to provide informed analysis and context.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and prioritize deadlines.
- Ability to coordinate with writers and other stakeholders in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Openness to feedback.
- Commitment to inclusive, respectful team interactions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Sports Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Prior editorial or sports media experience is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with live sports coverage or fan community management is a plus.