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On LinkedIn: Sports Business Journal hiring Sports Media Reporter in Charlotte, NC | LinkedIn
About the job
Job Title: Sports Media Reporter
Reports To: Managing Director/Editorial
Location: Charlotte, NC
Sports Business Journal is a globally recognized brand that is the go-to news and network source for thousands of sports business professionals. Producing breaking news every day, hosting over 20 events a year, and offering excellent content to thousands of subscribers, the task of leading a strategic beat like Sports Media is a large and important one.
Role & Responsibilities
The Sports Media beat reporter will be tasked with owning the beat, including but not limited to breaking news and trends in sports media, including coverage of media-rights deals, programing relationships, programing revenue and distribution, executive moved/organizational structure, talent moves and carriage/RSN developments. The reporter will diligently work with existing sources and developing new ones to report information that has long made Sports Business Journal one of the most respected publications in the industry. They will then be able to present that information in various formats — print, digital, audio, video, live event, social — in a compelling and creative fashion that will help SBJ and the reporter stand apart in a crowded and competitive media space.
Strong, traditional journalistic skills — including source-building, interviewing, information-gathering, research, sourcing documents, writing and analysis — are essential. So, too, is the ability to identify emerging trends and to have an understanding and awareness of where the industry is headed and who the people and companies are that are fueling those changes.
The reporter will contribute breaking news to our daily digital products, and to our weekly magazine. For the latter, news and analysis will be critical in providing one or more pieces in each issue to our news section, as well as features, enterprise, investigative stories and profiles to the rest of the book. In addition, they will lead the reporting on a weekly SBJ Media newsletter that is a widely-read weekly source of news, information and trends. Ability to do other projects are available with the approval of the Managing Director/Editor and Executive Editor.
The reporter will work closely with their assigned editor on a day-to-day basis, as well as with other editors as various projects arise. Strong collaboration and communication skills are vital and required to shape both the short- and long-term coverage plans around their beat. The person will be asked to participate in podcasts, videos, SBJ conferences or other events as needed. This role requires occasional travel.
This is a dynamic beat and position that will require the reporter to develop great sourcing with some of the top media and sports companies in the world. It’s a very high-profile role for a nationally-respected leader in the field.
Required Education, Experience and Skills
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
· Minimum of 3-5 years of professional journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing
· Familiarity and comfort with AP Style
· Creative planning skills
· Strong news judgment
· Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
· Ability to hit deadlines consistently
· Excellent source-building and information-gathering
· Attention to and stickler for detail
· Strong organizational and communication skills
· Works well under deadline pressure
· Strong understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
· Ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
· Strong writing, analytical and investigative interviewing skills
· Knowledge of sports business, and/or sports business community, a plus
· Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience, and comfortable being on stage at live events.
· Adept at using social media to source and promote content a plus
· Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms – print, web, audio, video, social, etc.
· Proven ability to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience
· Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities, work schedules and/or location may change based on evolving business needs:
· Regularly break news and identify newsworthy events and sources
· Work on breaking news, trends, analysis and longform pieces for SBJ
· Continually grow network of sources
· Work closely with Executive Editor and conference group on the planning and strategy around SBJ events
· Work closely with Executive Editor and conference group on conference ideas, sessions and panelists
· Reporters will be expected to facilitate/moderate at SBJ events and must be comfortable in taking a leading role in the community
· Work collaboratively with editors, photographers, social media, video team and others to maximize the impact and accessibility of stories
· Contribute content from your beat each day for SBJ digital products and newsletters
· Contribute at least one news story per week for the print edition of SBJ, and often more than one
· Contribute consistently through the week for SBJ’s digital feeds and lead SBJ Media weekly newsletter
· Be able to write compelling and informative feature stories multiple times per year and to contribute to multi-writer packages that arise as needed
· Meet or exceed goals relating to audience-engagement such as page views, unique users, repeat visits, etc.
· Take on any other assignment made by manager(s)
· Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources
· Travel on assignment when necessary
Leaders Group Holdings LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable city, state, or federal law.
About the job
Job Title: Sports Media Reporter
Reports To: Managing Director/Editorial
Location: Charlotte, NC
Sports Business Journal is a globally recognized brand that is the go-to news and network source for thousands of sports business professionals. Producing breaking news every day, hosting over 20 events a year, and offering excellent content to thousands of subscribers, the task of leading a strategic beat like Sports Media is a large and important one.
Role & Responsibilities
The Sports Media beat reporter will be tasked with owning the beat, including but not limited to breaking news and trends in sports media, including coverage of media-rights deals, programing relationships, programing revenue and distribution, executive moved/organizational structure, talent moves and carriage/RSN developments. The reporter will diligently work with existing sources and developing new ones to report information that has long made Sports Business Journal one of the most respected publications in the industry. They will then be able to present that information in various formats — print, digital, audio, video, live event, social — in a compelling and creative fashion that will help SBJ and the reporter stand apart in a crowded and competitive media space.
Strong, traditional journalistic skills — including source-building, interviewing, information-gathering, research, sourcing documents, writing and analysis — are essential. So, too, is the ability to identify emerging trends and to have an understanding and awareness of where the industry is headed and who the people and companies are that are fueling those changes.
The reporter will contribute breaking news to our daily digital products, and to our weekly magazine. For the latter, news and analysis will be critical in providing one or more pieces in each issue to our news section, as well as features, enterprise, investigative stories and profiles to the rest of the book. In addition, they will lead the reporting on a weekly SBJ Media newsletter that is a widely-read weekly source of news, information and trends. Ability to do other projects are available with the approval of the Managing Director/Editor and Executive Editor.
The reporter will work closely with their assigned editor on a day-to-day basis, as well as with other editors as various projects arise. Strong collaboration and communication skills are vital and required to shape both the short- and long-term coverage plans around their beat. The person will be asked to participate in podcasts, videos, SBJ conferences or other events as needed. This role requires occasional travel.
This is a dynamic beat and position that will require the reporter to develop great sourcing with some of the top media and sports companies in the world. It’s a very high-profile role for a nationally-respected leader in the field.
Required Education, Experience and Skills
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
· Minimum of 3-5 years of professional journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing
· Familiarity and comfort with AP Style
· Creative planning skills
· Strong news judgment
· Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
· Ability to hit deadlines consistently
· Excellent source-building and information-gathering
· Attention to and stickler for detail
· Strong organizational and communication skills
· Works well under deadline pressure
· Strong understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
· Ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
· Strong writing, analytical and investigative interviewing skills
· Knowledge of sports business, and/or sports business community, a plus
· Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience, and comfortable being on stage at live events.
· Adept at using social media to source and promote content a plus
· Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms – print, web, audio, video, social, etc.
· Proven ability to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience
· Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities, work schedules and/or location may change based on evolving business needs:
· Regularly break news and identify newsworthy events and sources
· Work on breaking news, trends, analysis and longform pieces for SBJ
· Continually grow network of sources
· Work closely with Executive Editor and conference group on the planning and strategy around SBJ events
· Work closely with Executive Editor and conference group on conference ideas, sessions and panelists
· Reporters will be expected to facilitate/moderate at SBJ events and must be comfortable in taking a leading role in the community
· Work collaboratively with editors, photographers, social media, video team and others to maximize the impact and accessibility of stories
· Contribute content from your beat each day for SBJ digital products and newsletters
· Contribute at least one news story per week for the print edition of SBJ, and often more than one
· Contribute consistently through the week for SBJ’s digital feeds and lead SBJ Media weekly newsletter
· Be able to write compelling and informative feature stories multiple times per year and to contribute to multi-writer packages that arise as needed
· Meet or exceed goals relating to audience-engagement such as page views, unique users, repeat visits, etc.
· Take on any other assignment made by manager(s)
· Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources
· Travel on assignment when necessary
Leaders Group Holdings LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable city, state, or federal law.
