Remote Sports Reporter: Women’s Leagues & Power Narratives

AAJA24; Texas; A distancia; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Time off: 20 vacation days

Sick time: 10 days per year

Health, vision and dental insurance (e

401(k) plan (matching)

Wellness and remote work reimburse

Descripción de la vacante

AAJA24 is seeking a Sports/Editorial reporter to cover women’s sports with a focus on power, gender, race, and society. You’ll pitch, report and field assignments across articles, newsletters and video, collaborating with editors, fellows and audience teams.

You will report on the business, fan spaces and policy dynamics shaping women’s sports, and produce engaging content for daily and long-form reporting. The role requires travel and flexibility for events.

Formación

• 4+ years reporting experience on a designated beat or adjacent beat.
• Ability to file clean, accurate copy on deadline with clear headlines.
• Experience managing a varied workload from quick-turn to longer projects.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace, WordPress, Parsely and social platforms.

Responsabilidades

• Establish a beat with editors and maintain a beat map aligned with audience needs.
• Collaborate with editors, reporters and fellows to execute strategic weekly plans.
• Research, report, pitch, develop and field assignments with editors and partner outlets.
• Write a mix of story types: breaking news, trend pieces, explainers and features.
• Participate in breaking news rotations and plan coverage with editors.
• Edit cycles: field at least two rounds of edits with different editors.
• Partner with production, audience and visuals teams on headlines and social captions.
• Engage audience through beat-specific plans, events and calls to action.
• Incorporate audience questions into reporting decisions.
• Travel for reporting and cover different communities.
• Flexibility for early mornings, evenings and weekends when needed.

Conocimientos

Reporting experience

Deadline writing

Workload management

Digital tools

Herramientas

Google Workspace

WordPress

Parsely

Descripción del empleo

AAJA24 is seeking a Sports/Editorial reporter to cover women’s sports with a focus on power, gender, race, and society. You’ll pitch, report and field assignments across articles, newsletters and video, collaborating with editors, fellows and audience teams.

You will report on the business, fan spaces and policy dynamics shaping women’s sports, and produce engaging content for daily and long-form reporting. The role requires travel and flexibility for events.