Sports Writer - NBA/NHL

Minute Media•New York, NY

2d•$50,000 - $55,000•Remote

About The Position

FanSided is looking for a creative, knowledgeable sports writer to join the FanSided editorial team and help deliver timely, engaging coverage across their NBA or NHL network. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes sports, understands what fans are talking about, and can quickly turn breaking news, trending storylines, rumors, games, and major league moments into compelling content. The primary focus will be on either NBA or NHL coverage, requiring deep knowledge and genuine year-round passion for at least one league.

Requirements

1+ years of digital sports writing or editorial experience covering the NBA or NHL, with deep knowledge and genuine year-round passion for your area of expertise.
Strong understanding of teams, players, storylines, league trends, history, and the topics and conversations that resonate with fans.
A confident, engaging writing voice with the ability to quickly brainstorm, write, and edit clean, compelling content in a fast-paced digital environment.
Ability to manage a high-volume publishing schedule, balance multiple priorities, and quickly pivot when breaking news or major storylines emerge.
Basic understanding of SEO, audience development, social media, and strategies for growing reach and fan engagement.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, along with an organized, self-motivated approach to working independently in a remote environment.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and peak news cycles when sports coverage requires it.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating short-form vertical content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts.
Newsletter writing experience.
Podcasting or other multimedia experience.
Experience engaging directly with sports communities through social media, comments, live chats, or other fan platforms.

Responsibilities

Write timely, engaging NBA or NHL content, including breaking news, analysis, opinion pieces, game coverage, trending topics, and feature stories.
Maintain a high-volume publishing schedule, typically producing 25–35 articles per week, or approximately 120–150 pieces per month.
Write content that typically ranges from 500–700 words, with opportunities for longer-form features and other formats.
Stay closely connected to major storylines, players, teams, trades, rumors, games, and conversations happening across the area of expertise, quickly identifying compelling angles and turning breaking or trending news into engaging content.
Write from a fan-first perspective, understanding the unique interests and conversations surrounding different teams and fan bases.
Use SEO, audience data, social trends, and editorial guidance to strengthen story selection, headlines, reach, and overall performance.
Collaborate with editors, writers, contributors, and team leadership to execute content strategies, share story ideas, and meet editorial and audience goals.
Help build strong and engaged fan communities across FanSided sites and associated social platforms while maintaining FanSided’s editorial standards, voice, and best practices.
Be flexible during key sports moments, including games, playoffs, trades, free agency, breaking news, and other peak coverage periods.