Sportico seeks a sports deals reporter

Sportico is seeking a Sports Deals Reporter to join our newsroom and cover the billion-dollar intersection of sports and finance.

The ideal candidate has spent 5+ years in business journalism with established sourcing and a proven track record of breaking news, covering big stories, and building relationships at the financial institutions that underpin the sports world. That includes experience with disclosures from publicly-traded companies, SEC filings, funding rounds, municipal bond financing, debt markets, private equity deals, bank lending, venture capital investing, and other M&A activity.

This candidate will work full-time out of our midtown Manhattan newsroom, joining some of the sports business world’s most talented reporters. Sportico expects its journalists to be comfortable in the fast-paced world of breaking news, and able to reliably work on deadline. Whether it’s tracing the ripple effects of a $6 billion NFL team sale or unpacking the impact of sovereign wealth funds on U.S. sports, our audience depends on us to provide unique insights into what’s happening behind the action.

Requirements And Responsibilities

5+ years of experience in sports or business journalism (ideally both) with a track record of breaking news and providing new insight into the industry’s biggest deals.
Strong investigative and analytical skills
Familiarity with financial data and its collection
Ability to build relationships among c-suite insiders, bankers and investors
Willingness to collaborate on stories

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture. Typical wage range: $110k – $125k. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.