Division: Radio GB
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London
Department: Editorial
Closing Date: 13/11/2018
Reporting To: -

Summary

We are looking for a skilled digital journalist with a passion for a sport and a proven track record of growing a website audience to join the talkSPORT team on a full-time basis.
Main Description

Senior Sports Writer/Editor, talkSPORT

Reports to: talkSPORT Digital Editor

We are looking for a skilled digital journalist with a passion for sport and a proven track record of growing a website audience to join the talkSPORT team on a full-time basis. Working five days across the week, you will be based in our new office in London Bridge and be required to source, write and edit stories across a wide range of sports. You will be part of the senior online management team, helping to draft the weekly agenda and ensuring the team produces a consistently high number of quality articles each day.

Requirements include:

The ability to spot a good story and generate your own ideas
Have excellent written and communication skills
Ability to write eye-catching headlines
A good understanding of SEO techniques and how to incorporate them into articles
An excellent awareness of how to use social media platforms to drive website traffic
Being confident working under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Willingness to work on weekends and evenings
Previous experience of working for a sports website or newspaper
An NCTJ qualification or journalism degree

Wireless is a leading UK and Irish media company, which is wholly owned by News Corp UK and Ireland Limited.

Wireless operates 23 leading radio brands across the UK and Ireland. These include market leading stations embedded in their local communities as well as popular national brands such as talkSPORT, the world's biggest sports radio station, talkRADIO and Virgin Radio.

Wireless (GB) Limited is an Equal Opportunities employer