Digital Sports Journalist

Job Title: Digital Sports Journalist

Location: Hybrid / Dublin, Ireland

Job type: Fixed Term / Full-Time

Sector and subsector: Online/Print Media | General

Salary: Competitive Salary

The Irish Times wishes to appoint a Digital Sports Journalist. In this role you will be an integral member of the digital sports team, working primarily online under the direction of the Sports Editor.

Closing Date for applications: Close of Business 14th June 2024

Job Purpose: To work as an effective member of the digital sports team and contribute to journalistic output under the direction of your Department Editor.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work as a digital journalist based in Sports, operating primarily online. Occasionally, you may be required to work in other areas as assigned by your department editor.
• Work quickly, accurately, and efficiently under deadline pressures. High-speed production and delivery of quality online breaking sports content is essential.
• Handle a variety of tasks associated with online production, including sub-editing, updating ongoing stories, and producing galleries, videos, audio recordings, and other multimedia content.
• Carry out a broad range of digital production roles, as directed by the Sports Editor or Deputy Sports Editor, including morning, evening, night, and weekend shifts.
• Suggest story ideas and developments for online and/or print platforms.
• Propose enhancements to irishtimes.com online sports content.
• Develop strategies to drive traffic and engagement with irishtimes.com content through social sharing.
• Participate in training programmes as required.
• Demonstrate good communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to work with the latest technologies as part of a multi-skilled team.
• Act as an ambassador for the introduction of new technology in a multimedia environment.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships within the editorial team and with colleagues across the organisation.
• Contribute to sports podcasts.
• Involvement in live coverage of sports events.

Other Occasional or Additional Duties:

• Fill in for absent colleagues as required
• Any other duties as required by the Sports Editor.