What are the responsibilities and job description for the Managing Editor, NASCAR.com position at NASCAR?
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. This role oversees 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.
Working closely with the Editor in Chief, the Managing Editor helps shape editorial priorities, drive operational excellence, and support the evolution of NASCAR’s digital content strategy.
Duties include but are not limited to:
This is an opportunity to help shape the voice, storytelling strategy and editorial future of one of the most recognized 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. This role offers the opportunity to lead high-profile content initiatives, collaborate across the organization, and drive the continued evolution of NASCAR’s digital storytelling.
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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at www.careers.nascar.com for consideration.
We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!
NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to conducting recruitment and hiring activities in a fair, ethical, and legally compliant manner. In support of this commitment, all employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications, skills, experience, and performance, and are made without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including socioeconomic, marital, parental, or caregiving status.
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We're looking for your voice, your ideas, and your perspective. To help us get to know you accurately and keep the process fair for everyone, we ask that interviews and assessments be completed without the support of AI-generated content or automated assistance.
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. This role oversees 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.
Working closely with the Editor in Chief, the Managing Editor helps shape editorial priorities, drive operational excellence, and support the evolution of NASCAR’s digital content strategy.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Lead editorial planning and content execution across NASCAR.com and other digital properties, including race coverage, news, features, analysis and long-form storytelling.
- Help establish and execute editorial strategies and innovative content initiatives supporting audience growth, fan engagement, and evolving digital experiences.
- Provide leadership, mentorship and direction across assigned editorial teams to ensure consistency in voice, standards, workflows and strategic priorities.
- Elevate the quality of written content through editing, coaching and ongoing evaluation of coverage, presentation and storytelling opportunities.
- Partner with the Editor in Chief, analytics and cross-functional teams to identify trends, measure performance and implement editorial improvements.
- Collaborate with marketing, social, video, product and platform teams to deliver cohesive cross-platform storytelling and content alignment.
- Identify opportunities to innovate editorial workflows, storytelling formats and content presentation across NASCAR.com and emerging digital platforms.
- Support workflow optimization and the continued development of editorial processes and team operations.
- Ensure content adheres to brand voice, accuracy and editorial integrity.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, industry partners and external contributors.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of digital and/or editorial production experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 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.
- Experience working with mobile and emerging digital platforms.
- Willingness to work weekends and travel approximately 10-15% as part of event coverage responsibilities.
This is an opportunity to help shape the voice, storytelling strategy and editorial future of one of the most recognized 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. This role offers the opportunity to lead high-profile content initiatives, collaborate across the organization, and drive the continued evolution of NASCAR’s digital storytelling.
Apply Now!
Learn more about this role and our team by applying at www.careers.nascar.com for consideration.
We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!
NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to conducting recruitment and hiring activities in a fair, ethical, and legally compliant manner. In support of this commitment, all employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications, skills, experience, and performance, and are made without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including socioeconomic, marital, parental, or caregiving status.
Follow us on LinkedIn and X for future opportunities and company news.
We're looking for your voice, your ideas, and your perspective. To help us get to know you accurately and keep the process fair for everyone, we ask that interviews and assessments be completed without the support of AI-generated content or automated assistance.