Freelance Basketball Writer

🕒 5 days ago

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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Dexerto

51 - 200 employees

📣 Marketing

💼 Consulting

📱 Media

💰 Seed Round on 2016-10

Marketing • Consulting • Media

Dexerto is an award-winning media company at the forefront of gaming culture and entertainment. It strives to be the premier destination for engaging and informative coverage of all things gaming and entertainment, with a mission to lead its audience from initial curiosity to obsession. The company boasts 61 million monthly website users, 3. 5 billion cross-platform views in 2023, and 15 million social followers, emphasizing its significant impact and presence in the gaming media industry. Dexerto collaborates with prominent entities like Fnatic and Squarespace to produce engaging content such as documentaries and exclusive behind-the-scenes journeys with gaming icons. With offices in London, Paris, and Chicago, Dexerto continues to shape the future of gaming and entertainment media coverage on a global scale.

📋 Description

• Pitch and write basketball stories, especially involving the NBA • Provide fresh takes on traditional sports coverage for a younger audience • Keep the audience up to date with major NBA news • Publish entertaining and viral stories featuring major basketball stars • Sub-edit stories • Source strong story ideas • Suggest stories for social media channels • Work with various team members and keep them updated on progress

🎯 Requirements

• Understanding and knowledge of NBA • Great news and feature writing skills • SEO knowledge • Good organization and time management skills • Able to work independently and as part of a team • Excellent attention to detail, including spotting grammatical errors and formatting mistakes • Great communication skills, including taking instruction and updating team members on progress • Own computing equipment capable of running Photoshop or a similar program • Writing experience • Passion for NBA • Writing samples required • Submit a CV and detailed cover letter • Examples of previous work required

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