The Athletic seeks a staff writer, US soccer

The Athletic is seeking a North America-based soccer staff writer to work with some of the best sports writers in the world and a talented team of editors to produce compelling, insightful, ground-breaking journalism. This is a full-time position. The right candidate will have experience reporting on the world of American soccer, especially within the […]

Pinder departs Joe Media for The Athletic

Reuben Pinder has joined The Athletic as a video platforms manager, tasked with optimizing content for social platforms. Previously, Pinder was a football (soccer) content creator and sports journalist at Joe Media. He interned at The Guardian and City A.M. Pinder has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Westminster. Be sure to […]

The Athletic staff writer Stejskal departs

Sam Stejskal, a staff writer at The Athletic has left after four years. His tweet reads: “I’m moving to a job outside of journalism, but I’m so, so thankful for my time at the publication and in this business. “I’ve been incredibly lucky to have this journey. So many people (too many to list) gave […]

The Athletic taps Campbell to serve as Arsenal reporter

Jordan Campbell, a Rangers and Scottish football reporter at The Athletic, has taken over the role of Arsenal reporter. Previously, Campbell was a production sub-editor at Sky Sports News. He interned at the BBC and Sky, and was a trainee journalist at Newsquest. Campbell has a B.A. in multimedia journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University. You […]

Coleman joins The Athletic as Formula One staff writer

The Athletic has hired Madeline Coleman as a F1 staff writer. Recently, she was a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated, where she also interned. Coleman freelanced for various outlets. She held the posts of sports reporter, senior investigative reporter and senior sports reporter at The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run newspaper serving the communities […]

The Athletic hires Smith as a senior writer

Luke Smith has joined The New York Times’ The Athletic as a senior writer for F1. He freelanced for The New York Times and Al Jazeera. Previously, Smith served as a Formula 1 reporter at Autosport and as a F1 digital editor at Crash Media Group Ltd. He worked as a chief Formula 1 writer […]

Burke departs The Athletic for new opportunity

Elias Burke, West Brom reporter at The Athletic, has left. His tweet reads: “Keep following The Athletic; I’m sure we’ll continue to do great work covering Albion. There’ll be an announcement on my next challenge very soon — I hope you’ll forgive me when you find out what it is!” Burke joined The Athletic in […]

The Athletic debuts Formula One coverage

The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times: Timed to Formula One’s 2023 preseason test and regular season debut, The Athletic today launches its new coverage vertical on one of the fastest growing sports globally. The outlet will bring F1 fans around the world in-depth stories and behind the scenes insight into […]

The Athletic’s Reed debuts ‘Between the Lines’ podcast

The New York Times’ The Athletic has launched “Between the Lines,” a podcast which looks into what it “means to be Black in the N.F.L. and explains how race impacts each level of the league’s organization chart.” An excerpt from the announcement reads: In this five-part miniseries, host Tashan Reed, a staff writer for The Athletic […]

The Athletic expands coverage of Barcelona and Real Madrid

  The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times: The Athletic will be delivering extended, in-depth coverage and analysis of two of the biggest soccer teams in the world, across live match blogs and a range of formats from insightful long reads and breaking news, to video and podcasts, with a new team of […]