Heavy
Heavy, a leading sports news and information website, is seeking to partner with independent professional sports journalists for coverage across the NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, UFC, golf, fantasy sports and more.
Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:
- A passion for and deep understanding of the sports landscape
- A track record of professional and/or college sports coverage
- Understanding of news cycles and sports media trends
- Proven ability to vet, verify and confirm information
- Ability to produce clean and polished copy
- Ability and desire to react rapidly to on-and-off-field breaking news
- Strong multi-tasking and communication skills
- Ability to quickly navigate social media to spot news and find additional information after a story breaks
How to Apply
For serious consideration:
Send an updated resume, a brief introduction and at least three (3) writing samples/links to Sports Editor Chris Licata at chris.licata@heavy.com, with “Sports contributor” in the subject line.
You can check out all of Heavy’s active sports openings here.