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Football Writer

We are a start-up. We want a great Football (some call it Soccer) writer and social media handler with a great attitude who thrive under pressure. The role is for www.foottheball.com

Job Responsibility

This is a pivotal role, liaising with design team and writers and our leadership team. The ideal candidate will have worked in an editorial team, have experience in breaking news, understanding how the world of football works and have the energy and enthusiasm needed to turn around big stories on tight deadlines.

They will need to be an expert at building relationships with those in the office, over the phone, and over virtual conferences. Additionally, they are a clear thinker and communicator. The role is based in Delhi-NCR and will require working weekends.

What Will You Do

  • Work on writing articles driven around DATA, PLAYER STATS, TEAM STATS & RISING BALLERS during World Cup 2022
  • Generate stories, gather information, and publish articles with the ability to deliver a unique voice
  • Review content before its posted by proofreading and spell-checking to QCing videos
  • Work collaboratively with a cross-functional team across FTB to align the content we post with the strategy in place
  • Curate content to be posted
  • Learn CMS
  • Learn best practices in SEO
  • Relentlessly seek to improve our reporting — every word in every headline, every sentence in every story — to craft compelling news and content for our reader that align with FootTheBall brand values.
  • Identify and develop areas with audience potential at the intersection of sports and culture, from fashion to music to betting

You Have

  • Experience in digital sports journalism with some management
  • Deep knowledge of football

You Are

  • Expected to be a football fanatic
  • Expected to work weekends

FYI

FootTheBall is a growth stage start-up. FootTheBall explains the happenings in the biggest global sport – from Brazil to England, America to Australia, South Korea to Argentina, India to Nigeria – tailor-made for the Change Generation – people from every corner of the globe who are challenging the status quo, resisting the obvious and bucking convention. We’re committed to producing premium, original storytelling across mediums to help you live curiously and understand the game that make life worth it.

Football (or Soccer as they call it some parts of the world) is not about the score line. It is much more than that. At FootTheBall, we delve into the sport that is called The Beautiful Game and go beyond the score line, everyday. Because football is the fabric of our lives and players of all colours and genders stitch it together.

We help you understand the game through different layers of story-telling : textual, creative and videos.

Our office is based out of 91springboard in Sector 1, Noida (Delhi NCR), India 201301.

What We Offer

General Health
Insurance
Equity for every Team
Members with Vesting Period
Loads of Fun
and Good Energy

Our office is based out of 91springboard in Sector 1, Noida.

But right now, we are in HYBRID MODE.

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