Freelance Football Data Writer (Remote)

About Us

The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

About the Role

The Athletic is looking for an energetic, motivated football data writer to work in its expanding betting vertical, on a freelance basis through May 2025, to support a commercial partnership. The right candidate will produce and use tactical analysis, data, visualisations and more to complement and tell stories around the sport. This is a national role covering professional football tactics & analytics as a whole. They will be comfortable collaborating with other writers on features and analysis pieces.

• Produce weekly content analysing trends, match ups and more around Premier League matches in particular.
• Understanding of programming languages (preferable experience with RStudio or Python) to analyse and visualise data.
• Producing data visualisations to support other writers and guide them on how to use data and best approaches.
• Work closely with the betting team to produce pieces individually and alongside other writers.
• Work under tight deadline sometimes when big stories arise.
• File copy in WordPress.
• Maintain an understanding of subscription and engagement metrics.

• High level of professionalism; driven and motivated.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• High-end knowledge of European football, specifically data and tactics.
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Highlight wider tactical/stats trends so the editorial team is aware of them.
• Ability to work in our central London office. Combination of office-based and remote working, with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
• Flexible and understanding that the job involves some evening and weekend work.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our comprehensive US benefits package includes:

- Highly competitive, employer-contributed medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans.

- Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses.

- 401k retirement savings plan and employer match.

- Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.

For international candidates: Our global benefits packages offer similar benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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