SportTechie Editor (Unpaid)

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.

For this position we are looking for just the right person to come on board. Our content that we produce is the soul of SportTechie. We are seeking someone willing to get in on an online content startup at an exciting time in our company's lifespan and help scale our content.

Job Description

Benefits of becoming a Sports Tech Editor for SportTechie

• Take on an entrepreneurial challenge and help run an established startup 

• Gain sports writing and research experience

• Manage and teach a team of Journalists; proofread and edit their content

• Enhance resume with a truly unique sports and technology related experience

• Get an inside look at the latest technological innovations in the sports world

• Flexible schedule fit for a student

• Position yourself as a thought leader within a sports industry niche

• Learn from and work closely with SportTechie's President; learn how to manage other writers, create and forge business partnerships, online content management, social media marketing, journalistic interviewing skills

Tasks

• Meet regularly on or near campus with SportTechie President 

• Manage your own network of sports tech journalists to contribute regular content to SportTechie

• Carefully proofread writer's content and offer feedback and writing tips

• Format content in Wordpress and prepare for publishing

• Create sports tech topics for writers

• Stay on top of the latest sports industry news and keep readers informed

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills and sports knowledge

• Strict attention to detail

• Daily ability to answer emails and work with writers to produce quality content

• Must be a regular reader of online news and editorial content

• Strong grammar and proofreading skills

• Comfortable with giving advice and constructive criticism

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.