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🕒 May 4

☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $80k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Content Writer

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The Athletic

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

📱 Media

⚽ Sports

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.

📋 Description

• Excellent news sense, along with ability to build relationships with sources that ultimately lead to authoritative reporting. • Ability to tell rich, ambitious, features through deep reporting and access. • Attention to detail; must be meticulous and thorough when sourcing stories. • A deep understanding of audience 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. • Ability to write quick news stories and provide analysis for a variety of platforms. • Appear on The Athletic’s shows and series network to offer analysis and insight.

🎯 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. • Thorough knowledge of the journalistic process. • Interest in — and enthusiasm for — video, as well as other journalistic platforms.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision benefits • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s) • company-matching 401(k) plan • paid vacation • paid sick days • paid parental leave • tuition reimbursement • professional development programs