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Lead Journalist

Remote: 
Full Remote
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Australia

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Excellent knowledge of Australasian bloodstock and horse racing., Sales reporting experience., High standard of written English., Experience working in an editorial team..

Key responsabilities:

  • Write bloodstock news and racing stories.
  • Monitor the bloodstock market and trends.
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Spotlight Sports Group Online Marketplace and E-commerce Large https://www.spotlightsportsgroup.com/
501 - 1000 Employees
About Spotlight Sports Group
Sport never stops, and neither do we. That means we relentlessly find ways to engage with customers, move with the changing needs of sports bettors and drive the industry forward through innovative product technology. We’re the global experts in knowing how to take every sports betting experience above and beyond – both on our platforms and those of our partners. Across the globe, we engage millions of people directly with our expert, independent brands. In Europe, we are built on the foundations of one of the most loved and historic betting brands, Racing Post. This is coupled with market-leading betting brands – MyRacing and FreeSuperTips – that constantly drive growth and engagement with expert editorial and video content. Across the Atlantic, we’re growing faster than ever in both sports betting and fantasy sports. With sector-leading brands Pickswise and Fantasy Alarm, we are market leaders in driving engagement, retention and conversion of sports bettors and fantasy players. Our audiences love our talent, our proprietary data sets and our interactive tools that can give them an edge. It doesn’t end there. We’ve also got decades of experience in delivering growth and conversion at the world’s biggest sportsbooks and media companies. They choose to work with us because of our best-in-class technology combined with our expert scalable content experiences. Our global team of over 500 sector experts allows us to provide bespoke, actionable betting intelligence across any sport. Not only do we have over 50 engagement tools that power conversions through sustainable engagement but we’re innovating every day in the sectors in which we specialise. We are also specialists in retail betting, creating bespoke products that are designed specifically for in-person retail experience. We’re all about taking customers closer to the action. If you need help developing your competitive advantage in a fast-moving, specialist space, we’re happy to speak right away.
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Job description

Spotlight Sports Group is a global media and technology company specialising in content and data within sports betting, horse racing and fantasy sports. With over 400 employees, the group operates multiple award-winning brands, including Racing Post, the world’s largest horse racing affiliate, Pickswise, myracing and Free Super Tips. We partner with leading operators across the betting industry to produce and build multilingual, best-in-class digital products and content to engage and educate customers. ICS-digital, an international marketing agency including ICS-translate, also operates under the group.

ANZ Bloodstock News is a newsletter published seven days a week, and content comes from a wide range of international contributors. The commercial clients of the publication are based across a wide spectrum of time zones (from the USA to NZ). 

Reports to:

ANZ Bloodstock News International Editor.

Key accountabilities/responsibilities:

  • Write bloodstock news, racing stories and features in a timely and accurate manner
  • Helping plan editorial content with the bloodstock international editor
  • Attend major sales and events in Australasia when required 
  • Monitor the bloodstock market and trends in the industry 
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key industry figures
  • Social media duties, including posting editorial content and breaking news on X, Facebook and Instagram
  • Any other duties as and when required including proofing and writing Australasian-focused features for Racing Post Bloodstock desk
  • Follow house style and adhere to media and copyright law
  • Build and nurture a strong network of contacts in the racing industry

Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge and keen interest in Australasian bloodstock, horse racing and an understanding of the betting industry 
  • Sales reporting experience
  • Varied and excellent contacts within the racing and bloodstock industry
  • Ability to work under pressure on varied tasks with demanding deadlines
  • High standard of written English
  • Strong planning and organisational skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Experience of working in an editorial team

 Skills and attributes:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Self-motivated and organised individual
  • Team player
  • Proactive approach to work
  • Experience of working under pressure
  • IT literate, including good operational knowledge of Microsoft packages

Benefits

We offer a range of well-being initiatives, including private healthcare, superannuation and life assurance. Plus, we all get our birthdays off work and enjoy 34 days of holiday per year.

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Industry :
Online Marketplace and E-commerce
Spoken language(s):
English
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