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Journalist – MCWFC

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Job summary

A leading sports media company is seeking a passionate Journalist for their Women's Football Club to engage audiences and elevate players’ profiles through high-quality storytelling. This full-time role involves reporting on live matches, creating compelling content, and managing editorial tasks in a fast-paced environment, offering extensive benefits including annual leave and a healthcare plan.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus an extra day for birthday

Private healthcare

Annual discretionary bonus

Partnership and lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

1 year of experience in a fast-paced news desk.
Strong knowledge of Manchester City men’s, women’s, EDS and U18 teams.

Responsibilities

Assist in daily editorial tasks and cover live matches.
Produce high quality written copy for various platforms.
Maintain website hygiene and SEO best practices.

Skills

Ability to write accurately under pressure

Ability to develop contacts

Experience using CMS

Excellent knowledge of Manchester City teams

Education

Professional qualification in journalism

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Location:

Manchester, GB

Opening Date: 30 Jul 2024

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date of Applications – 13/08/2024

Our Story

Manchester City Women is an English football club initially founded by City in the Community in 1988. Relaunched by a formal partnership with Manchester City FC, MCWFC entered the FA Women’s Super League and professionalised in 2014. Success has followed in not only the FAWSL but also the Women’s FA Cup and Continental Tyres League Cup, while the team has regularly competed in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

The team plays its home fixtures at Joie Stadium, a 7,000 capacity arena. The stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art training and development facility that houses its women’s, men’s and academy teams.

Our Winning Team

Our Written Content team bring Manchester City stories to life, allowing fans across the world an insight into what goes on inside our club every single day. With a particular focus on our Women’s output, this role within our editorial team requires a strong knowledge of City’s professional history and the wider WSL, as well as an enthusiasm to celebrate our players’ achievements and elevate their profiles both on and off the pitch.

As a Journalist, you’ll be a custodian of our history, using the power of football and journalism to engage with supporters across our digital platforms, with high-quality news and feature writing at the heart of our offering. A pro-active self-starter, you’ll be joining an inclusive team within a fast-paced environment. Driven by collaborative working and a passion for storytelling, you’ll be a key player in delivering a best-in-class product.

This is Your City

As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and a simply health cash plan, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.

Your Impact

Assist the Head of Editorial and Managing Editors in all daily tasks.
Cover live matches, particularly for our women’s team but also across men, EDS and U18s, producing match reports, live blogs, interviews and match galleries. Ability to write accurately under pressure is vital.
Able to provide high quality written copy for web/app, digital magazine and matchday programmes
Play an important role in producing content around Women’s team milestones and anniversaries.
Assist with content optimisation, maintaining high standard of website hygiene and best practice in SEO.
Help maintain excellent stats, records and milestones database, which help service video, social and design teams.
Create and execute new content ideas, always looking to find innovative strands that challenge our readership.

Essential

What we are looking for

Professional qualification in journalism and at least one year of experience on fast-paced news desk.
Ability to develop contacts with former Manchester City players/managers/staff.
Experience using CMS
Excellent knowledge of Manchester City men, women, EDS and U18s.

Desirable

Full Driving License
Experience in conducting interviews and presenting on camera.

City Football Group promotes equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose skills and experience seem to meet our needs. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you only if you are selected for an interview.

Employment is subject to the provision of proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to our safeguarding promise, all UK based CFG roles will be subject to a DBS check upon commencing employment with us. This will be either a basic, standard or enhanced check depending on the job role and responsibilities.

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