Sports Reporter

Thomson Reuters • Toronto, ON

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Reuters is seeking an ambitious, digitally minded Sports Reporter with outstanding knowledge of international sport and excellent written and spoken English, ready to thrive in a fast-paced global newsroom. You will operate as a fully multi-media journalist, working seamlessly across text, video and pictures as part of a dynamic global sports unit delivering to digital and broadcast clients worldwide. The successful candidate will join a team of talented reporters, delivering breaking news with speed and accuracy and have a demonstrated ability to seamlessly shift between multiple sports and coverage areas in a single day – from soccer, the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, tennis and golf to combat sports, doping and breaking news – while maintaining accuracy, speed and depth. You will also produce deeper, investigative stories that appeal to a wide range of Reuters subscribers, from media clients to financial specialists. A key part of this role will also be working closely with our colleagues in the visuals department. Experience in combining text, video, and pictures in news editing and story planning is a distinct advantage, as this role requires a multimedia approach to ensure our sports coverage stands out across platforms.

Requirements

• A track record of leading impactful and innovative sports journalism.
• Deep knowledge of global sport and a strong instinct for what matters in live competition.
• Experience filing fast, accurate copy in a breaking news environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across different platforms and regions.
• A commitment to Reuters Trust Principles: independence, integrity and freedom from bias.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in combining text, video, and pictures in news editing and story planning is a distinct advantage, as this role requires a multimedia approach to ensure our sports coverage stands out across platforms.
• Familiarity with business and financial aspects of sports is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Break news and deliver fast, accurate, compelling sports stories for a global audience.
• Write clean, authoritative copy under deadline pressure — from quick-turn match reports to deeper enterprise pieces.
• Work closely with video producers, picture editors and graphics teams to shape integrated, multi-platform storytelling.
• Provide on-camera analysis when required.
• Identify strong visual elements and collaborate to ensure pictures and video enhance your reporting.
• Adapt stories for digital platforms with strong headlines and audience engagement in mind.
• Contribute ideas that travel across formats — from text to video to live digital coverage.

Benefits

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed