Football Writer

About this Role

The Athletic is looking for an energetic motivated football data writer to work in its expanding betting vertical on a freelance basis through May 2025 to support a commercial partnership. The right candidate will be part of a talented team and produce exceptional preview and explainer articles that inform and entertain our readership on a daily basis through the lens of betting. You will have entry-level experience working in the industry a brilliant quality of copy and the ability to quickly gather facts and tell stories. Expertise and insight into betting markets and industry is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Writing editing and publishing preview news and explainer articles.

• Integrating betting odds into your storytelling and articles.

• Analysing matches and key battles within them understanding where they could be won and lost as a device to find value in betting markets.

• Quickly understanding challenging concepts and breaking them down in an intelligent concise manner.

• Curating the best content from social media.

• Collaborating with senior editors to expand ideas across formats.

• Understanding SEO and best practices.

• Understanding of trends – both on search and social media.

Requirements

• Ideally 4+ years of experience in sports journalism with experience on a national sports desk or media.

• A journalism degree or equivalent.

• Expert knowledge of football.

• Must be flexible and collaborative.