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Sports Writer
talkSPORT is the worlds biggest sports radio station. From World Cups and European Championships to the Premier League and the Champions League through to Test cricket and world class boxing the talkSPORT network is at the heart of the worlds major sporting events.
The Role: is looking for a talented and passionate Sports Writer to join our growing digital team. This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious journalist with a strong news sense a flair for engaging storytelling and an indepth knowledge of multiple sports to help shape the content that keeps our audience coming back for more.
Youll be expected to break stories create compelling headlines spot trending topics before they go mainstream and write sharp entertaining and accurate copy for a global audience.
You will report to the Head of and be based in our London Bridge newsroom.
Day to Day You Will:
Write and publish highquality engaging and accurate news features and analysis across a range of sports
Spot trending stories early and react quickly to breaking news with confidence and clarity
Generate fresh original ideas and contribute to daily editorial planning meetings
Work closely with the SEO and audience team to ensure content performs strongly
Liaise with social media video and broadcast teams to maximise the reach and impact of your stories across platforms
Conduct interviews and source unique quotes and insight to enhance your stories
Ensure all content meets our editorial standards in terms of quality style tone and accuracy
What are we looking for from you:
Proven experience in digital sports journalism
Deep knowledge and passion for sport particularly football
Fast accurate writer who can craft compelling copy under tight deadlines
Excellent news judgement and a nose for a story
A strong understanding of SEO and audience engagement strategies
Confident communicator and collaborative team player
Experience working with a CMS (e.g. WordPress) and analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics )
Flexible and willing to work evenings and weekends in line with the sports calendar
News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK and we have marketleading local stations across Ireland. Our worldfamous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multiformat brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose we exist to promote a fair society freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling we represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter.
Life at News
Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individuals potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy which focuses on three main priorities attracting talent from a wider more representative pool developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insurance including coverage for preexisting conditions
Discounted gym memberships free ClassPass at Home weekly virtual yoga classes
Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on emailprotected.
Employment Type
Full-Time
