Sports News Journalist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom PCR Digital Full time

**Location**:
London**Sector**:
Media**Contract Type**:
Contract**Salary**:
£140 - £160 per day**Contact**:
Mo Newman-
**Published**:
9 hours ago**Duration**:
6 Months**Expiry Date**:
Mon, Aug 28 2023**Reference**:
BBBH12792_1692023758**Start Date**:
ASAP**Digital Sports Journalist**

**£140 - £160 per day**

**London**

Our client is looking for a sports news journalist with experience of working on a busy sports news desk to join its London office.

This role will involve writing and editing news stories across all sports - especially football - as well as feature writing, reporting at events and curating our global editions.

The Digital Sports News Journalist will work closely with sports news operations around the world. The role will require a knowledge of multiple sports, including football, boxing, golf, tennis and MMA.

This position requires regular and proactive communication with teams across multiple continents and time zones. This role will include regular working on evenings and weekends.

**About you**
- We’re looking for a self-starter with a nose for sports news.
- Experience of working at a high level in sports journalism and understand how to operate in a pressured 24/7 news environment.
- Excellent copy-editing skills and attention to detail are musts.

**Key requirements**:

- Someone who thrives in a news desk environment, constantly bringing enthusiasm, problem-solving and the highest editorial standards to the table
- Excellent editing skills, top-class attention to detail and a talent for finding the strongest news lines
- Ability to source, write, build and develop sports stories with accuracy and speed for a digital audience
- Experience in a digital sports journalism environment
- Great communication skills; picking up the phone should come naturally to you
- Strong knowledge across all sports, particularly football
- Collaboration; you will work closely with our editors and reporters so a team player is essential
- Social media: being across the latest trends and aware of social opportunities
- A second language would be a real benefit

**Everybody is welcome**
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