Writer, ATL Braves (Atlanta, GA)
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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About the Role
The Athletic is looking for an energetic motivated reporter to cover the Atlanta Braves who understands that reporting is the foundation for everything that we do. The top priority for any beat writer is keeping the audience informed of all the news on the beat -- and that doing so requires authoritative reporting. That reporting feeds the unique and differentiating stories that our audience has come to expect while also keeping the company competitive on news developments. This reporter needs to be a self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively.
This role is located in the Atlanta GA metro area.
Responsibilities
- Excellent news sense along with demonstrated ability to build relationships with sources that ultimately lead to authoritative reporting that allows us to break news and write revelatory stories.
- Ability to tell rich ambitious features through deep reporting and access that takes readers beyond the superficial storylines.
- Attention to detail; must be meticulous and thorough when sourcing stories.
- A deep understanding of audience needs and a desire to constantly satisfy those needs.
- Willingness to set the agenda on behalf of our audience
- A sharp analytical mind able to analyze a situation and add perspective.
- Ability to work on a number of projects at the same time balancing long-term projects with the need to deliver stories on a regular basis.
- Ability to write quick news stories and provide analysis for a variety of platforms including live journalism.
- Creative and innovative approach to story ideation and video formats.
- Unique and strong voice both in print and video that can stand out from competitors.
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and share information.
- Desire to connect with the audience by interacting with our community section and also holding live rooms as appropriate.
- Interest in internal metrics that can help educate what subscribers desire.
- Ability and willingness to shoot video on location as part of event coverage and important stories.
- Appear on The Athletics shows and series network to offer analysis and insight around biggest stories on your beat.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience at a media company.
- Thorough knowledge of Major League Baseball.
- Thorough knowledge of the journalistic process.
- Interest in other journalistic platforms including podcasting a plus.
- Fluency in Spanish a plus.
- This position is based in the Atlanta GA metro area.
The annual base salary range for this role is $- $80000.00 USD. The total compensation offered for this position may vary based on factors such as education experience skills and location. It may also include non-cash 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 full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive employer-contributed 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.
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