SportTechie Senior Writer

  • Full-time

Company Description

SportTechie is the world’s leading resource devoted to the burgeoning intersection of sports and technology. We cover the latest technological innovations, ideas, and products that impact the fan experience, player performance, and sports industry as a whole. We report the cutting-edge developments with in-depth analysis and exclusive interviews to educate fans and industry experts alike. We exist to analyze and illuminate the growing numbers of ways technology is evolving sports.

Job Description

The Role:

SportTechie is seeking a Senior Writer with incredibly strong research and story creation skills who lives to track down leads and produce compelling original content.

You will be empowered to:

  • Expand both the quality and quantity of SportTechie’s content

  • Produce exceptional content ranging from breaking news to original longform stories

  • Work with our editorial team to manage the SportTechie newsletter and social media strategy

  • Be involved in all phases of SportTechie content production including editorial, social media, podcast and video

  • Make a name for yourself as a sports technology expert and thought leader

  • Stay on top of the latest sports tech news, insights and analysis in order to create relevant and timely content and assignments

  • Work with current editorial team to assist in editing content

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

  • At least four years of previous writing and reporting experience at a digital publication

  • Absolutely must have the ability to juggle numerous ongoing assignments of varying time constraints

  • Strong understanding of SEO, social media and online content strategy

  • Thorough experience with conducting email, phone and in-person interviews with sports leaders

  • Prior experience with CMS platforms, particularly wordpress, is a plus

  • Exceptional communicator and team player

  • An entrepreneurial spirit who truly wants to help build SportTechie

  • Ability to execute regular job duties whether you are in a coffee shop, airport terminal or your home office

  • Video and multimedia storytelling experience is a huge bonus

  • Hands-on knowledge of Adobe tools is a plus

  • Event speaking and planning experience

Additional Information

Job Location:

  • Work remotely with consistent daily communication with the SportTechie team

Compensation:

  • Competitive salary, benefits and equity package

How to apply:

Email us your resume and top examples from your writing portfolio that can help show why you will excel in this role. Additionally, please include references and any relevant background about yourself and your previous writing experiences that will further illustrate your fit for this position.


Bonus: Please try to demonstrate personality, sports tech knowledge and additional reasons for why you will be a good candidate to fill this vital role on the SportTechie team.