Beat Reporter, Chicago Cubs

Chicago Sun-Times • Chicago, IL

6h

About The Position

Chicago Public Media is one of the nation’s largest local nonprofit news organizations. Home to WBEZ 91.5FM, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Vocalo. Chicago Public Media reaches more than 3.3 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to be the most trusted news source Chicagoans turn to for understanding the people, events, and ideas shaping our community.
Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible. This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists.
We believe independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.
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The Chicago Sun-Times is a distinctly Chicago news organization, with a laser focus on telling stories that matter to the working people of Chicago. We are seeking an experienced sports beat writer to cover the Chicago Cubs — a job that will require the successful candidate to break news, get the behind-the-scenes story, effectively use social media, embrace multiplatform reporting, and travel with the team.

Requirements

• Write clearly on tight deadlines and thrive in breaking-news situations
• Produce multiple daily stories with multiple elements (text, photo, video)
• Team player with excellent news judgment
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field
• Experience covering a Major League Baseball beat for a daily news organization is a must.
• Commitment to work long hours following the team at home and on the road — and during weekends and holidays
• Ability to travel nationally and to Canada
• Proficient knowledge of social media, including Twitter and Facebook
• Note: All candidates must submit at least five samples of work along with a resume and cover letter.

Responsibilities

• Provide factual, accurate, fair and balanced coverage of the Cubs organization, including its players, front office and ownership, and Major League Baseball
• Break news, both on the Cubs and MLB
• Write a mix of stories, including “instant gamers,” analysis stories, and longer human-interest features, including features for the Sun-Times’ innovative Sports Saturday edition
• Be the face of our Cubs coverage, both in print and online through podcasts and, in some cases, video reporting
• Work with the Sun-Times audience and visual teams to develop video, infographics, and other interactive elements that engage both digital and print readers — with some of these elements to be used to promote stories on social media
• Use social media to interact with fans, including during games, and to promote one’s work

Benefits

• Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level