Senior Reporter

Front Office Sports has an opening for an experienced Reporter. The ideal candidate has a background covering the business of sports, has sound business-related news judgment, as well as experience with cross-platform content creation. We are looking for a reporter with a deep passion for covering the impact of sports on wide-ranging topics that include business deals, retail, crypto, media, real estate, and more. If you are a news junkie and enjoy covering the power and influence sports have on business and culture, this job is for you!

Culture
In 2021, Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and in 2022, named ‘Hottest in Sports’ in AdWeek’s Hot List.
Our culture is built on ambition and teamwork; our core values guide us daily. We welcome and encourage the grind and unrelenting perseverance that originated this start-up.

Efficient Excellence – The skill and agility it takes to execute an excellent process with ease
Ambitious Adaptability – The drive and desire to go with the flow and grind
Passionate Ownership – Bringing that undying dedication to your work every day, to reach new levels
Trailblazing Innovation – We don’t just find a way, we find ours and make it the best way
Consistent Quality – Do what we do well, day in and day out

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for unearthing news, trends, and developments in the sports and business of sports beat
Develop a network of sources to help generate news scoops, story ideas, and insights to share with readers.
Attend daily team meetings to discuss story ideation and line-ups.
Report to Senior News Editor and pitch and accept story assignments to be written on deadline
Take the opportunity to take the lead in break news as well as to work on in-depth, longer-term projects
Deliver clean, clear-sighted copy while rigorously adhering to a deadline
Use WordPress to build and publish Front Office Sports articles on FrontOfficeSports.com
Anticipate major news events around sports tentpoles and plan ahead as is possible to cover them
Conduct occasional interviews to use in your writing as needed
Desire to engage on social media to promote your work, the work of colleagues, and the broader FOS brand.
Monitor readers’ replies to build an understanding of Front Office Sports audience and an interest in internal metrics to understand what subscribers desire
Must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and share information

Compensation
$80,000 - $125,000 / year