Writer, CHI Bulls (Chicago)
Writer, CHI Bulls (Chicago)
Posted on :
18-05-2025
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$ 90000 - 100000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
18-05-2025
Job Description
About Us
The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multifaceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a likeminded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco Los Angeles London and Melbourne we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of indepth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply The Athletic is at the center of a sports fans universe.
About the Role
The Athletic is seeking an energetic motivated senior reporter to cover one of its premier beats the Chicago Bulls. This individual must maintain a keen sense of news awareness cultivating strong sources to break or advance news as well as a nose for a great story.
This position is based in Chicago.
Responsibilities
- Exceptional news acumen coupled with robust sources to drive news coverage as well as a proven track record of developing new sources.
- A sharp analytical mind capable of analyzing situations and providing insightful perspective.
- Meticulous attention to detail when sourcing stories.
- Ability to craft rich ambitious features through indepth reporting and access that delves beyond superficial storylines.
- Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously balancing longterm initiatives with timely story delivery.
- Proficiency in writing concise news stories and providing analysis for various platforms including live journalism.
- Creative approach to story ideation and formats.
- Unique voice that sets this reporter apart from competitors.
- Able to collaborate effectively with colleagues and share information.
- Dedication to engaging with the audience as appropriate.
- Interest in internal metrics that inform content strategy and subscriber preferences.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience at a media organization.
- Indepth knowledge of professional basketball.
- Thorough understanding of the journalistic process.
- Interest in other journalistic platforms including podcasting a plus.
- This position is based in Chicago.
The annual base salary range for this role is $90000.00 $100000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education experience skills and location. It may also include noncash rewards and benefits. The base salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all fulltime employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
Highly competitive employercontributed medical dental vision basic life and disability insurance plans.
Savings accounts for medical wellness and childcare expenses.
401k retirement savings plan and employer match.
Paid time off including paid sick leave 12 paid holidays 15 days of accrued vacation to start and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks competitive to the local market.
The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry physical and/or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression transgender status age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Click here to review our Applicant Privacy Notice which describes how and when The Athletic Media Company collects uses and shares certain personal information of job applicants and prospective employees.
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