Paramount is looking for a Staff Writer to deliver premium coverage of Florida State Seminoles football recruiting. You’ll join a team passionate about content and entertainment, co-creating moments that matter for audiences and employees alike.
What You'll Do
- Report and provide premium written updates on Florida State Seminoles football recruiting, including interviewing high school football prospects and tracking FSU’s targets from high school and the transfer portal.
- Post on team site message board communities and interact with fans by providing news, analysis and insight on Florida State Seminoles football recruiting.
- Contribute to site features and content not only for football recruiting, but football as well.
- Cover Florida State football camps and other regional recruiting camps and combines as well as high school games that include Florida State football targets.
- Provide player evaluation feedback to 247Sports scouting team for player rankings.
- Add and update prospects in the 247Sports player database with the most up-to-date information on high school and transfer portal prospects.
- Build relationships and develop sources with Florida State sources to provide premium information and break news.
- Provide original and quality recruiting content to help grow team site audience, subscriptions and message board community.
- Work with national editorial to provide comprehensive coverage on national Florida State Seminoles recruiting news.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
- Experience covering and reporting on college football recruiting.
- Must be able to travel and work flexible hours including nights and weekends.
- Experience in multimedia and social media, especially shooting and editing video and photos.
- Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
Nice to Have
- Experience with social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
- Experience on camera for video hits for our various video platforms including YouTube.
- Experience doing podcasts.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Life insurance coverage
- Disability benefits
- Tuition assistance program
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events
- Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community
Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.
