Sports Writer – talkSPORT.com

talkSPORT Limited; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Sports Writer to join their dynamic digital team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious journalist to craft engaging stories that resonate with a global audience. You will break news, create compelling headlines, and collaborate with various teams to enhance content performance. If you have a deep love for sports, particularly football, and thrive under tight deadlines, this position is perfect for you. Join a vibrant newsroom environment where your contributions will shape the future of sports journalism.

Benefits

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full salary

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Access to exclusive events

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and passion for sports, especially football.
• Fast, accurate writer capable of producing compelling copy.
• Strong understanding of SEO and audience engagement.

Responsibilities

• Write and publish engaging news and features across various sports.
• Spot trending stories and react quickly to breaking news.
• Collaborate with teams to maximize content reach.

Skills

Sport knowledge

Writing under deadlines

SEO understanding

News judgement

Communication

Education

Degree in Journalism or related field

Tools

CMS (WordPress)

Google Analytics

Job description

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talkSPORT is the world’s 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 world’s major sporting events.

The Role: talkSPORT.com 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 in-depth knowledge of multiple sports to help shape the content that keeps our audience coming back for more.

You’ll 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 talkSPORT.com and be based in our London Bridge newsroom.

Day to Day You Will:

• Write and publish high-quality, 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:

• 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, Parse.ly)
• 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 market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous 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 multi-format 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 individual’s 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.

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 pre-existing 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 [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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