The Athletic · 8 hours ago

Freelance Football Writer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

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

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