EFL Football Journalist

This position will operate on a remote, contractual basis.

Are you an experienced football writer with a passion for the English Football League? Do you have a strong opinion of all the major storylines surrounding the EFL? Are you able to articulate your opinions concisely and with conviction?

Football League World is looking for opinionated and experienced football contributors, who are passionate about the EFL, to join its growing writing team.

We cover the Championship all the way down to League Two and serve a very engaged readership. We always make sure we substantiate our opinion with facts, stats, quotes and evidence to ensure our audience is always left feeling educated and fulfilled by the content they consume.

If you are the perfect fit for our team of journalists, you will…

Have extensive knowledge of the EFL, both in the present and historically
Have experience writing about football, either online, in print or both (Ideally EFL angle)
Have a solid foundation of SEO knowledge, including the skills required to ensure your article is formatted correctly for Google Search
Have experience writing content targeted for search traffic
Have had some experience writing content for a NewsNow audience
Have had some experience writing and marketing content for a Facebook audience
Know how to accurately substantiate your copy, including the ability to link back to original sources
Be available to work weekend shifts

Job Responsibilities

Write regular 500+ word articles
Regularly liaise with editors and sub-editors to ensure all content submitted is angled and marketed to fit our content strategy
Pitch articles, including angles, titles and substantiation
Input work into our CMS, as well as find and format images, according to our guidelines

Application Requirements

CV
Cover Letter (tell us why you're a perfect fit!)
2-3 articles you've written that demonstrate your writing abilities and suitability to this role

Applicants must have a self-starter attitude and possess the following requirements:

Relevant experience in writing and editing in the English language
Expert knowledge of football, more specifically the EFL
Comfortable using a non-basic CMS

Writers are paid on a per-article basis.

The hiring team at Football League World will be back to you as soon as possible if we think you'd make a solid addition to the team. Only applications containing relevant writing samples will be considered.

Please note that we have a zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism and AI use on our site. Any AI content-generating tools are also forbidden from use. Therefore, any evidence of plagiarism within your work or AI-generated content will result in the rejection of your application.