Women's Football Writer
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
As Women's Football Writer, you'll supply football news, features and analysis.
It's an exciting time to be joining the team as we look to expand our coverage of women's football.
You'll break exclusive stories, produce strong match reports and write compelling features.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with our women's football correspondent. The role will be largely focused on women's football, and could be based in London or in the north of England.
About the role
Break exclusive stories
Writing match reports, colour pieces, and match analysis
Producing stories, interviews and analysis about the women's game and broader issues surrounding women's sport
Contributing to our podcasts, video and other multimedia coverage
Covering other sports as directed by the sports desk
About you
Ability to generate exclusive, off-diary news stories
Ability to write match reports and reaction pieces to deadline
Feature writing experience
Excellent understanding of the Guardian's sport coverage online, audio and in print
Ideally you will have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to the role
We actively encourage applications from candidates who are BAME or from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people at the Guardian. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. The Guardian actively encourages applications from BAME candidates.
How to apply
To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you'd love to take on this role, and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.
Job Share applications are welcome. If you are keen to apply jointly with someone else as a Job Share, you should make a single application and combine your CVs into one document.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 29th October 2023.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Please contact Sean at recruitment@guardian.co.uk to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.