Premier League News Editor

This position will operate on a remote, freelance basis. To be eligible for this opportunity, you must be located in the United Kingdom.

Are you a football enthusiast with a history of editorial work in sports publishing?

Valnet Inc. is looking for a European Football News Editor to cover Premier League content for the website GIVEMESPORT.COM.

GIVEMESPORT is one of the world’s largest independent sports media publishers. It covers news, features, and interviews across a broad range of sports, from football and MMA to the NFL and NBA, catering its content to a global audience of more than 30 million fans each and every month.

Expectations

Contributing to the creation pipeline for Premier League news content by writing (between 4-8 500-word articles per day) and editing (up to 16 articles per day). *Editing duties will be offset against writing duties

Predicting when breaking news stories are likely to emerge and preparing content in advance

Identifying and prioritizing best news stories to cover

Providing feedback to writers

Ensuring deadlines are met by you and the team

Collaborating with the Leads to ensure stable operation and achievement of targets

Optimizing content to maximize sessions on Google Search, Facebook, etc., including the creation of high-quality social media posts

Availability to regularly work evenings and weekends

Applicants must possess the following requirements

Must reside in the UK (working UK hours)

Must be available to work 19 days each month from Tuesday to Saturday

Ideally available evenings on weekdays

In-depth knowledge of all Premier League clubs and current transfer news

Excellent writing, editing, and feedback communication skills

3+ years experience creating and editing news content and 1+ years experience commissioning or briefing news content to other writers

Experience covering breaking news at speed

Strong knowledge of Google Search ideation and optimisation

Experience creating NewsNow headlines and generating traffic on NN

Experience creating Discover headlines and generating traffic on Discover

Application Requirements

CV, Screening Questions, and Cover Letter

In your Cover Letter, please address the following questions:

1) Why do you want to work with GIVEMESPORT?

2) What makes you the right fit for the Premier League News Editor role?

We will get back to you as soon as possible if we think you'd make a solid addition to the team.