About EssentiallySports:

- EssentiallySports is a digital sports media platform serving modern fandom. Primarily aimed at serving the American audience, ES is industry leading new-age media that has multiple products and IPs under its portfolio.

- Over the years, the company has evolved from a traditional content publisher into a broader media ecosystem that includes editorial coverage, creator-led IPs, newsletters, branded storytelling, and fan-engagement initiatives.

- Our work today is driven by one core principle, that of building sustained relationships with audiences, not just generating one-time traffic.

Role Summary:

- The Operations Manager is responsible for driving efficiency, productivity, and execution rigor across the editorial production engine at EssentiallySports.

- This role operates at the intersection of content, people, and business - ensuring that publishing targets, quality benchmarks, and traffic goals are consistently met, while continuously improving systems, workflows, and team performance.

- The role goes beyond coordination, requiring a strong ownership mindset with a mini-P&L lens balancing output, cost, quality, and growth to run operations effectively at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own end-to-end editorial operations, ensuring smooth daily content production, timely publishing, and consistent delivery against targets

- Drive productivity and efficiency across teams by tracking output, turnaround time, and quality, while proactively identifying and addressing potential derailers

- Plan ahead for volume spikes, events, and bandwidth to ensure teams are well-supported from an operations standpoint at all times

- Partner closely with editorial, SEO, HR, and leadership teams to enable seamless execution and alignment with business and traffic priorities

- Continuously improve workflows, processes, and tracking systems to enhance speed, quality, and scalability of operations

- Monitor team performance and take data-driven actions to improve output, reduce inefficiencies, and strengthen overall execution

- Support hiring and onboarding by aligning team capacity with business needs and improving time-to-productivity for new joiners

- Maintain strong visibility on key operational metrics, ensuring a balance between output, quality, turnaround time, and cost efficiency

- Strong ability to work with analytics tools and dashboards to track key metrics and performance.

- Capable of interpreting data, deriving actionable insights, and translating them into clear, outcome-driven narratives for decision-making.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- 3+ years of experience in Operations / Business roles

- Proven experience managing operations across organizations with 300-1000 employees in fast-paced, high-growth environments

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

- Proficiency in Excel, Google Workspace, and data tools

- Strong problem-solving, structuring, and execution skills

- High ownership mindset with attention to detail and ability to multitask

Preferred Qualifications (Good to Have):

- Experience working in a Founders' Office / Strategy / Chief of Staff role

- Background in high-growth startups or content/media companies

- Degree from premium B-schools or top-tier institutions

- Familiarity with sports media / digital publishing ecosystems

- Experience in remote team management

What We Offer:

- High-impact role with direct visibility into business outcomes

- Fast-paced, ownership-driven work environment

- Flexible remote culture

- Competitive compensation + performance-linked growth

- Opportunity to work closely with leadership and shape the company's future

Join Us: If you thrive in ambiguity, love solving problems, and enjoy building systems that scale, this role is for you.