SportBusiness Group is looking for an ambitious, enthusiastic young journalist to join our editorial team in London on a 12-month, fixed-term contract as part of the Kevin Roberts Young Journalist Programme.
Created in memory of SportBusiness Group’s late editorial director Kevin Roberts, the programme provides high-quality entry-level journalism roles at SportBusiness for recent university graduates, talented school-leavers and dedicated self-publishers looking to break into the world of sports and business journalism.
Candidates are not required to have prior professional experience in the journalism industry or any formal qualifications beyond A-Levels or their equivalent. The hiring process is designed to provide a level playing field for candidates to demonstrate their ability, knowledge, and enthusiasm.
The position offers a salary of £25,000 across the 12-month term, paid monthly. Full employee benefits will be provided including 25 days of paid holiday.
The role will require the successful candidate to:
- Write daily news articles for SportBusiness 24 on the latest broadcast and sponsorship deals being struck across the business of sport
- Adhere to tight daily deadlines for the AM and PM email newsletters
- Pitch and write features on hot sports industry topics for SportBusiness.com
- Interview executives and develop a network of reliable contacts in the industry
- Take part in the copy editing and proofreading process for SportBusiness 24
- Assisting with deep research and investigative work for SportBusiness Media and SportBusiness Sponsorship, our specialist analysis and intelligence services
- Attend industry events when required to do so
- Report to the global news editor, SportBusiness.com editor and SportBusiness Media editor, dependent on the task
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates can apply by submitting a feature of no more than 1,500 words on a sport/business topic of their choosing, or a feature built around one of the following topics:
- How can sports clubs, leagues and federations adapt to keep Generation Z interested in live sport? Should sporting bodies look to create shorter formats of their sports to keep young people engaged?
- What were the commercial reasons behind the failure of the European Super League project? Why did a project promising more money for Europe’s elite football clubs fail? How could a similar project succeed in the future?
- Why are TikTok sponsoring sports events such as Euro 2020 and the Six Nations? What are the benefits for TikTok? What kind of commercial and marketing benefits are there for sports federations and leagues?
- Why does the NFL command so much money from broadcast rights compared to the Uefa Champions League?
- What is the future of gambling sponsorship in sport? What would be the commercial impact on sport should gambling sponsorship be outlawed?
A strong feature should contain factual information and data to support any arguments made. Candidates are also free to conduct original interviews for their piece.
The feature should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document complete with a headline. Additional materials such as a CV and a digital portfolio of published work (even if self-published) can be submitted alongside the feature but are not essential.
Applications should be sent to callum.mccarthy@sportbusiness.com. The closing date for applications is Monday, June 20, 2022.
The earliest start date will be Monday, July 4.
WHO WE ARE
SportBusiness is the most trusted global sports industry intelligence service, providing news, analysis, data and consulting that delivers competitive advantage to executives in the business of sport.
Launched in 1996, the company is at the heart of the sports industry, close to the decision-makers driving the sector. Headquartered from London, we also have operations in the Americas and Asia, including offices in Miami and Singapore, giving us proximity to many of the leading companies in sport.
This enables our respected editorial team to glean insight into commercial strategies as well as business-critical data, which our clients can action and use in their business. The depth, accuracy and credibility of our analysis and data is what gives us our reputation for market-leading services in the sports business sector.
A wide range of stakeholders in the sports sector rely on information delivered by SportBusiness including rights holders (teams, franchises, leagues and tournaments), sponsors, broadcast companies, agencies, venues, financial institutions and universities.