The Athletic · 5 hours ago
Writer, Women's Basketball (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $105K/yr
4+ years expThe Athletic Media Company is a leading sports media organization that provides comprehensive coverage of sports stories. They are seeking a motivated reporter to cover women's basketball nationally, focusing on breaking news and producing engaging content across various platforms.
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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 women’s 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 sports’ 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 Athletic’s shows and series network to offer analysis and insight around biggest stories on your beat
Qualification
Required
Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience
Established relationships with team and league staff and players across Women's 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
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.
Company
The Athletic
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$139.46MKey Investors
Bedrock Capital PartnersFounders FundEvolution Media
2022-01-06Acquired
2020-01-21Series D· $50M
2019-05-29Series C· $21.76M
Leadership Team
Adam Hansmann
Co-Founder & President
D
David Ortenberg
SVP, Operations
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