What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sports Technology Beat Writer (Unpaid) position at SportTechie?
Company Description
At SportTechie, we’ve channeled our “inner geek” and combined it with our ridiculously strong passion for sports to create a news source that covers the intersection of sports and technology. Here you can read about the latest technological innovations, ideas, and products that impact the fan experience, player performance, and sports industry. You will never find the latest player news or scores on SportTechie. Instead, we cover the cutting-edge developments with in-depth analysis and exclusive interviews to excite fans and athletes alike. At SportTechie, we take pride in exploring the latest innovations in global sports technology and discussing what they mean for the games we all love so much.
Job Description
The SportTechie Sports Tech Reporter will write 5 articles per week that cover the latest sports tech news from each weekday. With this Beat you will develop a strong knowledge of the sports industry from a tech, digital, social and business perspective because you will consistently be covering the most recent and important sports tech news.
Main Goal:
Keep our readers informed about the latest from the intersection of technology and sports and provide them with the insights they crave in order to stay on top of the industry.
Daily tasks and requirements will include:
- Working directly with the SportTechie President to cover the day's top sports tech story
- Articles will be concise and informative; 250-400 words
- Article assignments will be provided each morning or night
- The Sports Tech Reporter needs to be able to produce a new article within 1-4 hours of receiving an assignment in the morning or by the following morning
- Must be someone who has a flexible schedule and willing to quickly communicate every day via email
- Must be knowledgeable with the sports industry
- This is an unpaid internship but we will be happy to work with any students who may be looking to gain internship credit.
Qualifications
This is a good position for someone looking to gain some reporting experience in the sports or technology world. The position is flexible and we are very good with working with students. School comes first.
- Previous writing experience is a big advantage over candidates without writing samples to showcase
- Ability to quickly produce typo-free content based on a specific assignment is a must
- Being receptive to feedback on your writing is required
- Must have the ability to quickly summarize a sports tech story into a digestible and insightful article
Additional Information
Please check out SportTechie.com to get a feel for the type of content we produce. If interested in contributing then please reach out to Taylor Bloom: http://www.sporttechie.com/about/
We look forward to hearing from you!
The SportTechie Team
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
