Senior Reporter Jobs

Department: Editorial

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York, New York

Compensation: $80,000 - $125,000 / year

Description

About Us

At Front Office Sports, we work hard - as we build our own niche in the world of sports media. We believe in autonomous and ambiguous work, trailblazing, and equal opportunity for all.

We are a multi-platform media brand built for the modern sports consumer. FOS reaches an influential and rapidly expanding audience of over 20M people per month across our newsletters, site, podcasts, and social channels.

FOS is backed by SC. Holdings, a New York-based investment, and strategic advisory firm, and Crain Communications, one of the largest privately owned business media companies with 21 leading business, trade, and consumer brands in North America, Europe, and Asia. We are building the next generation of the business of sports, and we've got big plans, and we are looking for the top amongst the elite of talent to ignite this new world in sports. Join us, together, we can achieve greatness.

About The Role

Front Office Sports has an opening for an experienced Reporter. The ideal candidate has a background covering the business of sports, has sound business-related news judgment, as well as experience with cross-platform content creation. We are looking for a reporter with a deep passion for covering the impact of sports on wide-ranging topics that include business deals, retail, crypto, media, real estate, and more. If you are a news junkie and enjoy covering the power and influence sports have on business and culture, this job is for you!

Culture

In 2021, Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies and in 2022, named 'Hottest in Sports' in AdWeek's Hot List.

Our culture is built on ambition and teamwork; our core values guide us daily. We welcome and encourage the grind and unrelenting perseverance that originated this start-up.

• Ambitious Adaptability – The drive and desire to go with the flow and grind
• Efficient Excellence – The skill and agility it takes to execute an excellent process with ease
• Passionate Ownership – Bringing that undying dedication to your work every day, to reach new levels
• Consistent Quality – Do what we do well, day in and day out
• Trailblazing Innovation – We don't just find a way, we find ours and make it the best way

Key Responsibilities

• Desire to engage on social media to promote your work, the work of colleagues, and the broader FOS brand.
• Anticipate major news events around sports tentpoles and plan ahead as is possible to cover them
• Monitor readers' replies to build an understanding of Front Office Sports audience and an interest in internal metrics to understand what subscribers desire
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and share information
• Take the opportunity to take the lead in break news as well as to work on in-depth, longer-term projects
• Use WordPress to build and publish Front Office Sports articles on FrontOfficeSports.com
• Attend daily team meetings to discuss story ideation and line-ups.
• Deliver clean, clear-sighted copy while rigorously adhering to a deadline
• Develop a network of sources to help generate news scoops, story ideas, and insights to share with readers.
• Report to Senior News Editor and pitch and accept story assignments to be written on deadline
• Responsible for unearthing news, trends, and developments in the sports and business of sports beat
• Conduct occasional interviews to use in your writing as needed

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Experience with research and fact-checking with to detail and creative, strategic thinking
• Knowledge of social media platforms and engagement strategies
• Ability to carry over any existing relationships with sources at teams, leagues, agencies, athletes, and other sports figures
• An entrepreneurial spirit and desire to help continue to build something new and fresh
• Hand an interest in newsletter business and high metabolism for consuming and covering the news
• Accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task and collaborate
• Experience working in beat reporting and a breaking news environment
• 3+ years of writing experience in business/sports media with strong writing skills

Perks & Benefits

• A remote-first policy with a monthly WFH stipend + coworking membership
• An annual professional development stipend
• Wellness perks include: a ClassPass stipend, health advocate, TelaDoc, and Talkspace
• Employer-sponsored health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Generous PTO policy including mental health days and floating holidays, plus company holidays
• 401(k) with a 3% company match
• Endless development opportunities at a growing startup

Join our passionate and dedicated team and help shape the future of sports media. Apply today with your resume, cover letter, and portfolio showcasing your editorial accomplishments.

Front Office Sports is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.