The Athletic · 11 hours ago
Freelance Football Writer (Remote)
United States
Contract
Remote
Entry Level
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Writing, editing and publishing preview, news and explainer articles.
Integrating betting odds into your storytelling and articles.
Analysing matches and key battles within them, understanding where they could be won and lost as a device to find value in betting markets.
Quickly understanding challenging concepts and breaking them down in an intelligent, concise manner.
Curating the best content from social media.
Collaborating with senior editors to expand ideas across formats.
Understanding SEO and best practices.
Understanding of trends – both on search and social media.
Qualification
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Required
Ideally 4+ years of experience in sports journalism, with experience on a national sports desk or media.
A journalism degree or equivalent.
Expert knowledge of football.
Must be flexible and collaborative.
Preferred
Entry-level experience working in the industry.
Expertise and insight into betting markets and industry.
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
President & Co-Founder
Balen Gore
CTO
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