Writer, Women's Basketball (Remote)
About The Position
Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athleticâs newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs. About the Role The Athletic is looking for a motivated, savvy reporter to cover womenâs basketball on a national scale. This role is suited for someone who aims to be an authoritative voice on the sport and is relentless in the pursuit of breaking news in the WNBA, womenâs college basketball and throughout the rest of the sport. The reporter should be a coachable self-starter who understands how to elevate familiar topics in the sport into substantive and compelling articles that differentiate our coverage. This person will also drive engaging and thoughtful discussion as a part of our quickly growing womenâs basketball podcast.
Requirements
- Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Established relationships with team and league staff and players across Womenâs Basketball.
- Deep and comprehensive knowledge of the league's players and playing styles.
- Demonstrated ability to react quickly and authoritatively to league news and developments.
Responsibilities
- Cultivate and maintain strong sources to break, confirm and advance national news.
- React quickly and eagerly in the moment to advance and elevate trending stories in the sport by providing additional reporting as well as commentary and analysis.
- Generate creative, high-level stories about the growing and complex business of womenâs basketball.
- Contribute on multiple platforms, including podcasts, video and social media.
- Write with clarity and consistently deliver clean, skilled stories, both on deadline and on features and enterprise.
- Understand the sportsâ advanced metrics and how to apply them to our coverage.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues as part of a beat team, as well as others throughout our large newsroom in numerous departments.
- Maintain productivity while balancing long- and short-term stories with an aim of having a lively mix of reporting expected of a top journalist covering the sport.
- Ability and willingness to shoot video on location as part of event coverage and important stories.
- Appear on The Athleticâs shows and series network to offer analysis and insight around biggest stories on your beat.
Benefits
- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.
- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.
- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
