What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editorial Intern, News & Operations - Spring 2025 position at Sporting News?
ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE
Interested in a career in digital sports journalism? We are seeking ambitious and creative recent college graduates for a paid six-month internship from February 2025 - August 2025.
The Sporting News’ editorial interns are involved in all aspects of content creation around the biggest stories in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports and more. You’ll gain hands-on experience from our team of full-time writers and editors to learn how we shape live and breaking news coverage, develop SEO best practices and plan content strategies for the biggest sporting events of the year. This role is based in our Charlotte, NC headquarters.
WHEN AND WHERE IS IT?
- Dates: Feb. 18, 2025 - Aug. 22, 2025
- Pay: $15/hour, 40 hours/week
- Location: Charlotte, N.C.
- Please apply by Jan. 6
INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
- Write trending news articles, live blogs and evergreen content explaining the sports world to a national audience
- Work with full-time staff on special projects, both written and multimedia
- Learn how to read audience tools like Google Trends to package and promote content for millions of digital readers
- Contribute ideas for graphics, videos and other content for SN’s social platforms
REQUIREMENTS:
- You must be able to commit to the entire six-month program. For this reason, we consider only recent graduates less than 12 months removed from completing your degree.
- An ability to work smart and fast in a digital news environment
- Know how to write clean, concise and interesting content about a variety of sports and topics
- A strong knowledge of most North American professional and collegiate sports
- A basic understanding of best SEO and social media practices
- Be a team player, willing to work with editors and writers and receive constructive feedback
- Strong grammar skills, meticulous attention to detail and a firm grasp of AP style
- Be flexible, willing to work a combination of days, nights and weekends as required
ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE COMPANY
The underlying ethos of Sporting News is positivity and passion for sports. To help drive those tenets, we have three core objectives:
- Create the best media experience for sports fans. Wherever you are in the world, whatever device you choose, we want Sporting News to offer the best fan experience possible through the creation of quality, interesting content.
- Develop a work experience that people want to be part of. We want to identify talented, motivated staff who work hard, enjoy their job, support their team… and have fun while doing it.
- Build a fantastic, growing business. We want to deliver for our brand and our partners while achieving our commercial goals, ultimately using our scale for good.
At Sporting News, we celebrate the diversity of our employees and our leadership. Sporting News is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE BRAND
One of the world’s most iconic sports brands, The Sporting News was founded in 1886 as a weekly U.S. newspaper. Later transitioning to a magazine, it became the dominant sports publication, acquiring nicknames like "The Nation's Oldest & Finest Sports Paper" and "The Bible of Baseball."
Sporting News is now a dynamic digital publisher offering a trusted perspective across multiple sports and topics all over the world. It features localized editions in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Australia, India, Japan, Spain, and Argentina, with more territories and languages across the world.
TIMELESS & CRAFTED. No publisher has the heritage of The Sporting News (TSN). Established in 1886, it became the essential source for baseball and boxing content.
IMAGINATIVE & SCALABLE. Fast forward to today, TSN now covers all major sports worldwide with 15 local editions, leveraging a global network that understands local market nuance.
RELIABLE & RELATABLE. With a historic, trusted brand and unprecedented local media knowledge, TSN will be the leading international sports portal for right holders, gaming partners, advertisers, broadcasters ... and most importantly, fans.
Acquired by an international investment group in 2021 with deep sports, media and gaming experience, TSN is poised to become the first truly global digital sports media platform business.
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