Writer

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September 17

🎰 Nevada – Remote

Although this job is listed in Nevada, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $80k - $105k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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The Athletic

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Media • Sports

The Athletic is a sports media company known for comprehensive sports coverage and in-depth reporting across various sports such as football, tennis, Formula 1, golf, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and college sports. It provides high-quality articles, live updates, and expert analysis covering significant events and players in the sports world. The platform features content on various leagues and tournaments, providing insights from well-known journalists and analysts. The Athletic aims to set the standard in sports reporting and offers subscription-based access to its content.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

📱 Media

⚽ Sports

📋 Description

• Excellent news sense, along with ability to build relationships with sources that ultimately lead to authoritative reporting, which allows us to break news and write revelatory stories. • Ability to tell rich, ambitious, features through deep reporting and access that takes readers beyond the superficial storylines. • Attention to detail; must be meticulous and thorough when sourcing stories. • A deep understanding of audience needs and a desire to constantly satisfy those needs. • A sharp, analytical mind able to analyze a situation and add perspective. • Ability to work on a number of projects at the same time, balancing long-term projects with the need to deliver stories on a regular basis. • Ability to write quick news stories and provide analysis for a variety of platforms, including live journalism. • Creative and innovative approach to story ideation and formats. • Unique and strong voice that can stand out from competitors. • Must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and share information. • Interest in internal metrics that can help educate what subscribers desire.

🎯 Requirements

• At least three years of relevant experience at a media company. • Prior experience covering a college or professional team beat; prior NFL beat experience preferred. • Thorough knowledge of the NFL.

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans. • Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses. • 401k retirement savings plan and employer match. • Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave. • For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.