Key Facts

Remote From:

Freelance

Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Content Creation Sports Journalism Blog Posts Customer Engagement News Editing Digital Media Keyword Research Entertainment Journalism Audience Development Voice Therapy

Other Skills

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Collaboration
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Communication
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Adaptability
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Time Management
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Physical Flexibility
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Self-Motivation
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Creativity

Roles & Responsibilities

Knowledgeable about Kansas City-area sports (Kansas Jayhawks, Sporting KC, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs) and related fandoms
Ability to write engaging content across sports, entertainment, and lifestyle topics
Willingness to pitch topic ideas before writing to avoid duplicates and to explore your voice as a writer
Comfort with an independent contractor arrangement and compensation based on article traffic

Requirements:

Write at least one article per calendar month focusing on KC Kingdom's target fandoms
Pitch topic ideas before writing to ensure unique coverage and align with site needs
Publish content on a flexible schedule and develop your distinctive writer voice across traffic-driven content
Create high-quality, fan-focused content across sports, entertainment, and lifestyle for FanSided's KC Kingdom site

FanSided

Health, Sport, Wellness & Fitness

About FanSided

FanSided is one of the fastest growing networks of fandom-focused sports, entertainment and lifestyle sites on the Internet.FanSided is a family business, launched by two brothers who wanted to put their own spin on the coverage of their beloved Kansas City Chiefs.Today, the company is a thriving collection of over 300 communities dedicated to bringing together fans to share their common passions.FanSided believes everyone is a fan of something. That is why we’ve collected the most passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated editorial voices to lead our sites. Our thought-leading content creators belong to the fandoms they cover, giving our sites the best team-specific, sport-specific, genre-specific, and fanbase-specific coverage possible.The results speak for themselves. FanSided has exploded in popularity in an era where people are using technology to connect, making it easy for fans to digest the content they want, when they want it across all of their favorite verticals.And we’re just getting started.

Company type: SME

Industry: Health, Sport, Wellness & Fitness

Founded: 2018

Company size: 51 - 200

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Job description

Description

FanSided is looking to add new contributors to join our team at KC Kingdom, our site dedicated to Kansas City-area sports. In particular, we're looking for knowledgeable fans to help us build our voice around the following fandoms:

Kansas Jayhawks (MBB, NCAAFB)
Sporting KC
KC Current
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Chiefs

FanSided's Contributor program is a great way for aspiring writers to get experience creating content on sports, entertainment, lifestyles, and more. We provide you with a first-class platform, a growing audience, and the support to learn and expand.

Our contributors are given the flexibility to write on the topics they are passionate about while doing so on a schedule that fits their daily lives. You'll be free to write as often as you wish.

All Contributors are compensated based on the total traffic their articles accrue each calendar month.

Requirements

Contributors are asked to write a minimum of one (1) article per calendar month. However, as our contributors have more opportunities to earn the more they write, we encourage them to write as often as they wish.
Contributors are asked to pitch their topic ideas before writing to ensure that there is no conflict with similar articles being submitted by other users.
Contributors are asked to fully explore their voices as writers. FanSided encourages our contributors to try new things with their writing.

Do you feel like you are a great match and would like to add your voice to FanSided? We encourage you to submit a proposal today!

About FanSided

FanSided is the world’s fastest-growing fan-focused digital media network. Our network of sports, entertainment, and lifestyle sites showcases some of the web’s best fan-driven content, and our company presents unique opportunities, for both seasoned writers and for those looking to get their start in digital media.

FanSided contributors create the best content on the Internet for their fandoms. As independent contractors, site experts and contributors share their knowledge and passion for teams, sports, movies, TV series, and more.