ClutchPoints | Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx Reporter

Job Summary

ClutchPoints’ Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx Reporter will lead our on-site NBA and WNBA reporting coverage for the T-Wolves and Lynx. They will need to be credentialed for games and practices in Minneapolis and write timely, engaging content in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has been credentialed for sporting events before, has a strong understanding of the 24/7 news cycle, is adept at making relationships with players, coaches, agents and execs and is well-versed in sharing their content on social media and various digital sports platforms.

Duties

• Attend home games and practices for the T-Wolves and Lynx
• Report off press conferences, obtain exclusive interviews and shoot video to capture viral content as appropriate
• Identify content opportunities to maximize real-time traffic utilizing our internal content strategy and identification guide
• Write trending real-time news and analysis articles focusing on postgame coverage
• Ideate and write in-depth opinion editorial topics based on trending news stories
• Communicate with editorial team to optimize SEO-winning search headlines and story composition
• Communicate with graphics team on creative thumbnails for your content
• Send published articles for distribution to our social media channels
• Follow our breaking news protocol to quickly capitalize on stories in real-time

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of sports reporting experience
• Proficiency with SEO preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with editorial and content creation for the NBA and WNBA
• Passion and advanced understanding of the NBA and WNBA
• Understanding of trending NBA and WNBA news and how to craft stories/headlines to capitalize on those moments
• Available to work on nights and weekends, as the NBA and WNBA schedule dictates
• Ability to multitask multiple objectives
• Established social media following is preferred