The Athletic · 1 month ago
Live Reporter (Contract)
United States
Contract
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$67K/yr - $85K/yr
2+ years expThe Athletic Media Company is a prominent sports media organization that delivers comprehensive stories to sports fans. They are seeking a Live Reporter to produce exceptional live blogs across various sports, working alongside top sports writers and editors.
JournalismNewsSports
Responsibilities
Writing, editing and publishing content in live blogs
Experience with producing breaking news content in an accurate, timely manner
Curating the best content from social media
Working with reporters to produce news stories and copy in their voice for live experience
Collaborating with news editors to keep blogs up to date
Understanding SEO and best practices
Understanding of trends – both on search and social media
Qualification
Required
Minimum 2+ years of live blogging experience
A solid background in sports journalism
High-end knowledge of a variety of different sports
Must be flexible and collaborative
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.
Company
The Athletic
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$139.46MKey Investors
Bedrock Capital PartnersFounders FundEvolution Media
2022-01-06Acquired
2020-01-21Series D· $50M
2019-05-29Series C· $21.76M
Leadership Team
Adam Hansmann
Co-Founder & President
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David Ortenberg
SVP, Operations
Recent News
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