We think it will be the greatest thing since Andy Fordham’s beard, and we’d love you to be a part of it.
SportsJOE.ie launches later this year, and today we’re beginning the process of hiring the crackshot team to take us forward.
If you’re a complete sports nut and you’ve got the steel zeal of a Navy SWAT, then you could be just the person for SportsJOE.ie.
SportsJOE.ie will, and quickly we expect, become Ireland’s biggest sports website, covering GAA, football, rugby, MMA, boxing, US Sports, athletics and just about everything in between – all in the style that has made JOE.ie a favourite stop-off for hundreds of thousands of Irish men (and an even flow of women) over the past four years.
If it has a ball, a stopwatch or a finishing line, chances are it’ll be on SportsJOE.ie. (We’ll also be covering darts and stuff too.)
And we want the best phrase-turning, sports-crazy, socially-savvy, digitally-discerning young folk we can get to join the editorial team.
For now, the best way to keep in the loop on developments is to bound on over to Facebook or Twitter and give us an aul’ like or a follow, y’know yerself.
SportsJOE.ie Editor
The Editor will:
- Have at least five years' experience working in a media environment.
- Liaise with the Editorial Director to formulate the strategy for SportsJOE.ie, building on the established JOE.ie brand ethos – entertaining, informative, humorous and inclusive – to make SportsJOE.ie the number one destination for Irish men interested in sport
- Plan a content calendar for SportsJOE.ie on a quarterly or biannual basis
- Ensure a regular flow of original quality content to meet key deadlines and targets agreed with the Editorial Director
- Be a strong external ambassador for the site at events, launches and media opportunities
- Have an acute understanding of social media and digital trends, and demonstrate a capacity to scan the horizon and understand where the puck is headed (we don’t mind the odd mixed metaphor; when it suits, like)
- Build relationships with PR agencies and other third parties to ensure the best access to the latest developments in all areas of interest to Irish men
- Explore ways of building traffic to SportsJOE.ie in line with agreed targets, including social media dissemination (both paid promotion and organic) and media appearances
- Manage the SportsJOE.ie editorial team, manage budgets and meet agreed budgetary requirements for all content creation, whether in-house or commissioned from a third-party, including audio and video
- Work with the Editorial Director in an ongoing recruitment process to find the best talent for the SportsJOE.ie editorial team in order to continue to improve our content offering across all media formats
- Devise and implement a staff roster in order to ensure accurate, up-to-date and on-brand content at optimal times of the day and week
- Work alongside the Editorial Director to develop an in-depth style guide and new editorial staff training manual for SportsJOE.ie
- Work with the Editorial Director and Maximum Media’s in-house videographer to devise a video strategy for SportsJOE.ie, oversee the development of detailed briefs for video content and liaise with our videographer during the edit process
- Develop an audio/podcast strategy for SportsJOE.ie to ensure that output is frequent, regular and high quality
- Work closely with commercial units to explore opportunities to ensure the commercial success of SportsJOE.ie
- Manage any content commissioned from or provided by third party individuals or agencies so that it meets the agreed standards of quality, relevancy and tone
- Upload content to the SportsJOE.ie website via its WordPress CMS, manipulate images, embedding videos and formatting copy as required
To apply for the SportsJOE.ie Editor role, email Maximum Media Editorial Director Shane Breslin at
shane.breslin@maximummedia.ie with “SportsJOE.ie Editor Application” in the subject line.
SportsJOE.ie Deputy Editor
The Deputy Editor will:
- Have at least three years' experience working in a media environment.
- Work closely with the Editor to implement the editorial strategy on a daily basis
- Assist in the planning of a content calendar for SportsJOE.ie
- Write, edit, commission and oversee a regular flow of original content to a high standard, across all formats (including video, audio and graphics as well as copy)
- Deputise for the Editor in their absence
- Have an acute understanding of social media and digital trends
- Oversee the execution of the social media strategy as formulated by the Editor and Editorial Director
- Assist in the management of the SportsJOE.ie editorial team
- Participate in or lead editorial planning meetings to bring together the type of content that will make sure Irish men keep coming back for more
- Assist in the training of junior journalists and interns to help maximise their potential within the SportsJOE.ie team
- Work closely with commercial units to explore opportunities to ensure the commercial success of SportsJOE.ie
- Upload content to the SportsJOE.ie website via its WordPress CMS, manipulate images, embedding videos and formatting copy as required
To apply for the SportsJOE.ie Deputy Editor role, email Maximum Media Editorial Director Shane Breslin at
shane.breslin@maximummedia.ie with “SportsJOE.ie Deputy Editor Application” in the subject line.
SportsJOE.ie Journalist
As a SportsJOE.ie Journalist:
- You will live and breathe sport
- Your best work will be in front of you
- You will do almost everything that the Editor and Deputy Editor ask (within reason, of course), all of it with energy and enthusiasm and wit. Wit is essential.
- You will have demonstrable experience in writing for an online audience
- You will watch hour after hour of sport and write, talk, tweet, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat about it.
- You will have a sense of humour, plenty of common sense and a relentless energy
- When you hear the word “eagle” you will think of Rory McIlroy’s second to the tenth at Valhalla, and be able to talk expertly for two minutes about what made it great
- You will love football more than you love any one club
- A journalism qualification is good.
- Experience is better.
- Learning, experience and knowing where the bar is, and having an idea how to reach it, is best.
To apply for a SportsJOE.ie Journalist role, email Maximum Media Editorial Director Shane Breslin at
shane.breslin@maximummedia.ie with “SportsJOE.ie Journalist Application” in the subject line.
Closing date for all applications is Sunday, August 31st.
