Site Expert - Sounders Nation (Seattle Sounders) Remote-Based Roles · Contractor · Site Expert

Fansided Mma; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

FanSided’s Sounders Nation seeks a remote Site Expert to cultivate a vibrant Seattle Sounders community. You will lead the site, publish a high volume of content, and shape timely coverage with unique insights.

Expect to write and edit frequently, mentor contributors, and boost engagement on social channels while delivering clear, engaging English-language content for a dedicated sports audience. This is a contractor role with traffic-based compensation.

Qualifications

• Lead a site publishing a high volume of content each calendar month.
• Personally write a minimum number of articles monthly with strong quality.
• Edit contributors’ articles and provide constructive feedback.
• Support site social media accounts by sharing articles and engaging fans.
• Write clearly and effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial direction and strategy for Sounders Nation.
• Mentor and edit team contributions, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Drive reader engagement across social channels and readership growth.

Skills

Leadership

Writing

Editing

Social media

English proficiency

Job description

Site Expert - Sounders Nation (Seattle Sounders)

Remote-Based Roles · Contractor · Site Expert

About The Opening

FanSided is looking to add a new Site Expert to join our team at Sounders Nation our site dedicated to the Seattle Sounders.

Our site experts are asked to focus their efforts on building a vibrant community environment around the Seattle Sounders while providing readers with fresh daily content. We want our site experts to be viewed as the most knowledgeable on their respective fandom and we want to ensure that we're offering readers a healthy mix of news and opinionated analysis. Providing something viewers can't read elsewhere is the key.

We offer plenty of advice and support but it will ultimately be up to you (and your co-expert, where applicable) to decide how to strategize your content efforts.

Site Experts are compensated based on a combination of the total traffic accrued by their articles and the overall traffic of the site each calendar month. The rates may vary depending on the traffic, the experience of the expert, and the site itself.

Requirements

• Site Experts are asked to lead a site that publishes a minimum of 50 total articles each calendar month.
• Site Experts are asked to personally write a minimum of 20 articles each month, with most writing between 25-30.
• Site Experts are asked to support the contributors on their team by editing their articles, offering feedback as needed, and suggesting topic ideas.
• Site Experts are asked to help with the site’s social media accounts (typically Twitter and Facebook) by sharing articles and creatively engaging with other fans.
• Site Experts must be able to write clearly and effectively in English.

About FanSided

FanSided is the world’s fastest-growing fan-focused digital media network. Our network of sports, entertainment, and lifestyle sites showcases some of the web’s best fan-driven content, and our company presents unique opportunities, for both seasoned writers and for those looking to get their start in digital media.

FanSided contributors create the best content on the Internet for their fandoms. As independent contractors, site experts and contributors share their knowledge and passion for teams, sports, movies, TV series, and more.