Freelance Sports Editor & Writer - LA Onsite Coverage

Solomon Page; West Hollywood (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Solomon Page is hiring a Sports Editor/Writer in Los Angeles, CA for a freelance, onsite role. The assignment runs until June 2027 with potential extension and pays $53/hr.

You will write about one original article per day, cover timely sports moments, optimize for search, and edit others while guiding accurate and engaging storytelling.

This role requires strong editing, SEO knowledge, WordPress CMS experience, and the ability to work with editors, marketers and analysts to move stories quickly.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience as a digital sports editor, writer or journalist.

Responsibilities

• Write and publish approximately one original article per day, depending on assignment complexity and other editorial responsibilities
• Produce fast-turnaround coverage tied to matchups, results, schedules, standings, marquee events and other timely sports moments
• Write evergreen and discovery content, including how-to-watch guides, competition and team explainers, previews and viewing guides
• Build and maintain persistent team and competition hubs that stay current across a season
• Edit copy from other writers and update existing articles to keep information accurate and current
• Apply SEO best practices and partner with editorial, marketing, publicity, sports programming and SEO stakeholders to secure approvals

Skills

Digital sports editing

Sports writing

SEO knowledge

WordPress CMS

Editing & proofreading

Headline writing

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field

Tools

WordPress

CMS

Google Docs

Job description

Solomon Page is hiring a Sports Editor/Writer in Los Angeles, CA for a freelance, onsite role. The assignment runs until June 2027 with potential extension and pays $53/hr.

You will write about one original article per day, cover timely sports moments, optimize for search, and edit others while guiding accurate and engaging storytelling.

This role requires strong editing, SEO knowledge, WordPress CMS experience, and the ability to work with editors, marketers and analysts to move stories quickly.