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Jobs @ NHN

The National Hockey Now network is seeking the next generation of great hockey writers. We’re looking for experienced journalists, bloggers, and digital content creators who can engage an audience, talk hockey, know their team, and deliver consistent and clean content with minimal supervision.

Come join our burgeoning hockey community and work alongside some of the best and brightest in the industry.

Job Openings

NHL Beat Writer: National Hockey Now is looking for beatwriters in the following cities: Toronto, Winnipeg, Las Vegas, Vancouver, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Columbus, Minnesota, and Seattle.

Qualifications:

  • Media experience is required (newspapers, radio, professional websites, independent media, credentialed blogs).
  • Must know your team. Living in that city is required.
  • Active on social media (especially X) with the standard ability to Tweet all stories and upload videos to YouTube and Facebook.
  • Be part of the community and help us create the community.
  • Resourceful, able to create engaging content, and knows hockey.

**NFL writers for all cities except Pittsburgh: Our Steelers site is drawing millions of views per month. We’ve achieved our proof of concept, and the revenues are wonderful. We use an entrepreneurial model, so as you help us build the audience, you’ll be rewarded with fantastic compensation.

  • Media experience is required (newspapers, professional websites, independent media, credentialed blogs).
  • Experience in NFL coverage or Major D1 coverage is required.
  • Active on social media with the standard ability to Tweet all stories and upload videos to YouTube and Facebook.
  • Be part of the community and help us create the community.
  • Resourceful, creative, and able to create new and interesting content.

Responsibilities for NHL and NFL beat writers:

  • A beat writer is responsible for all coverage, from news to opinion and analysis. Successful writers can generate original and engaging content without waiting for the team to make news. NHN thrives in the large professional space between perfunctory newspaper coverage and the blogosphere’s fan emotion. We don’t just want to know what happened, we want to know why, how, what else could happen, and what should happen as told in engaging content.
  • Video content and podcasting is a huge plus.

How to Apply:

Fill out the form below, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Please indicate the team you’ve covered in the notes and include a link to your Twitter/X account. You must be on X.