Senior Writer - College

July 22

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Description

• Cultivate and maintain strong sources to break, confirm, advance and analyze national news. • Take readers behind-the-scenes to unearth critical details and explain what really happened around key decisions and major issues. • Ability to deliver high-level, in-the-moment stories when news dictates. • Be meticulous and thorough when sourcing stories. • Contribute on multiple platforms, including podcasts, social media, headlines and short form. • Clean, skilled writing in long, medium and short-form formats. • Tell rich, ambitious features through deep reporting and access to get beyond superficial storylines. • Balance mid- and long-term projects while delivering stories and news analysis. • Utilize a creative approach to story ideation and formats. • Understand the sport's advanced metrics and how to apply them to written work. • Develop a strong voice that can stand out from competitors. • Work collaboratively with colleagues and share information. • Connect with the audience constructively by interacting with our comments sections. • Use internal metrics to provide what readers desire.

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience. • Established relationships with team and league staff and players across the college sports. • Deep and comprehensive knowledge of the league's players and playing styles. • Demonstrated ability to react quickly and authoritatively to league news and developments. • This is a remote position based in the US or Canada.