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The Vice President, ESPN News serves as the editorial and strategic leader for ESPN’s news operations across all platforms—digital, linear, social, and emerging formats. This executive sets the tone for ESPN’s journalistic excellence, ensuring accuracy, integrity, fairness, and impactful storytelling that meets audiences where they are. This role oversees ESPN’s News Desk and leads the organization’s most urgent, high‑stakes, and high‑visibility coverage. The VP drives cohesive editorial decision‑making, establishes coverage priorities, integrates cross‑platform workflows, and strengthens ESPN’s reputation as the world’s most trusted voice in sports journalism.
Job Responsibility
Set and execute the overarching editorial strategy for ESPN’s news coverage across all platforms
Make consistent, timely, and well‑reasoned decisions during breaking news situations, ensuring clarity and accuracy in real time
Uphold and champion ESPN’s editorial standards—sourcing, verification, fairness, context, and ethics
Establish and track network‑wide coverage goals that drive journalistic impact, audience engagement, and storytelling innovation
Lead cross‑platform editorial initiatives, ensuring aligned news priorities across linear TV, digital platforms, social channels, and ESPN+
Coordinate coverage with ABC News when stories intersect across divisions
Oversee teams of editors and newsroom leaders in multiple locations, setting expectations, providing clear direction, and ensuring accountability
Collaborate in real time with content leaders across all departments to communicate breaking news decisions and coverage implications
Organize and chair key editorial meetings
Actively participate in cross‑departmental collaboration sessions
Leverage technology and newsroom systems to improve communication, coordination, and workflow efficiency
Use audience data, market insights, and platform analytics to inform coverage decisions and refine long‑term editorial strategies
Identify and develop emerging storytelling formats
Drive experimentation across platforms to ensure ESPN remains at the forefront of sports journalism
Foster a culture of creativity, urgency, inclusivity, and collaboration
Champion diversity in content, staffing, perspectives, and sourcing
Mentor up‑and‑coming journalists and support training and development opportunities throughout the organization
Model leadership that inspires trust, encourages innovation, and drives high‑quality journalism under pressure
Requirements
A minimum of 15 years of journalism experience, including at least 5 years in a senior editorial leadership role
Proven success managing complex editorial operations and large cross‑functional teams
Deep expertise in journalistic ethics, media law, editorial standards, and digital publishing best practices
Strong editorial judgment with experience navigating sensitive stories
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to lead through change while fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and creativity
Bachelor’s degree
Nice to have
Extensive industry experience within innovative or rapidly evolving media environments
Experience overseeing investigative, enterprise, or high‑impact editorial projects