Writer, Sports, Foxnews.Com

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Sports Writer to join the FoxNews.com team! As the Sports Writer you will report and aggregate stories from a wide range of sources, covering breaking, and trending news. The Sports Writer role is critical to helping FoxNews.com continue to drive and dominate the sports news conversation.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Report on breaking news and sports events. Write quickly and precisely to help solidify Fox News as the go-to site for developing stories
• Produce high volume story count
• Maintain SEO excellence for every story
• Maintaining proper style and knowing the Fox News audience and 'voice'
• Present all stories, original, breaking, and aggregated, in an accessible, consistent, and compelling style

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• At least 2 years' experience covering news
• Passion for sports
• Very strong writing skills
• Knowledge of AP style is vital
• Must have a firm grasp of current events and a desire to be precise, quick, and accurate in presenting the news to the vast FoxNews.com audience
• Ability to work under deadlines/pressure in a fast-paced newsroom environment is crucial
• Ability to work well with editors and fellow writers
• Flexibility and willingness to potentially work any shift, including nights, weekends, and holidays

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in sports news

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzeo61-3-22-249-158-42 in your application.