Brett Knight

CEO

Los Angeles, California, United States18 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Experienced in overseeing editorial teams and processes.
Strong background in sports journalism and business reporting.
Proficient in both print and online content production.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sports Journalism expert with extensive editorial experience across major publications.

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Skills

Core Skills

EditingJournalism

Other Skills

Web ProducingSocial MediaCopy EditingManaging copy flowCoordinating with desksManaging section real estateSupervising reportersWriting feature storiesStorytellingMaking DeadlinesBloggingNewspapersAP StyleNews WritingOnline Journalism

About

I'm a reporter and editor for modern times, having filled an array of roles in every newsroom I have been a part of. In many cases, I have had my hands in every step of the operation: assigning, reporting, editing, web production, social media promotion, recruiting, managing — you name it. I am comfortable working in a number of subject areas and handling several types of content, whether news or features, whether online or in print. I spent the last several years focused on the front end of the editing process, pitching and assigning stories, working closely with reporters and overseeing a team. In my current position, however, I have returned to my first love, writing, to cover the world of sports business for Forbes.

Experience

18 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Forbes

4 roles

Assistant Managing Editor, SportsMoney

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

EditingWeb ProducingSocial MediaJournalism

Senior Editor, SportsMoney

Sep 2021 – Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Assistant Managing Editor, Contributor Network

Jan 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

Deputy Business Editor

Jul 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

The new york times

2 roles

Staff Editor

Promoted

Oct 2013 – Jul 2017 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

As a slot editor on the Live Desk, I oversaw the copy desk for business, metro and sports
news and feature content; managed copy flow; and coordinated with other desks.
I previously served as the jack-of-all-trades of the sports department, with weekly shifts
as a backfield editor (focused on bigger-picture issues like story structure and fairness), as a slot editor and as a web producer and with occasional shifts as a copy editor. I also regularly served as the weekend or night editor, in each case helping plan the section and adjust it for breaking news; communicating with reporters about angles, lengths and deadlines; and serving as a backfield editor.

Copy EditingManaging copy flowCoordinating with desksEditingJournalism

Intermediate Staff Editor

Oct 2011 – Oct 2013 · 2 yrs · Greater New York City Area

I copy edited in the metro, business and sports sections. While working in the sports department, I had weekly shifts as a slot editor and spent a month embedded as a web producer.

Copy EditingWeb ProducingEditingJournalism

Times herald-record

Slot Editor

Dec 2010 – Sep 2011 · 9 mos · Middletown, NY

As the slot editor for the sports department, I managed section real estate, including booking out the section; selected wire articles for publication; performed big-picture editing on staff-written articles; supervised reporters, editors and designers throughout the production process, re-editing stories and rewriting display type as needed; and approved print pages for publication.
As a designer for the local news and sports departments, I laid out pages in both broadsheet and tabloid formats and selected photos for print.

Managing section real estateSupervising reportersEditingJournalism

The new york times

Sports Copy Editing Intern

Jun 2010 – Nov 2010 · 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

As a Dow Jones News Fund intern, I worked as a copy editor on the sports desk.

Vox magazine

Scene Department Editor

Jan 2010 – May 2010 · 4 mos · Columbia, Missouri Area

I shepherded the local entertainment section of a student-run weekly magazine through the entire editorial process, from collaborating on the editorial calendar and pitching story ideas to copy editing the final product.