Jobs
Football Writing Jobs
Whether you’re looking for a career in football journalism, want to earn some money from your writing about your passion or just want a chance to share your thoughts about your favourite team, there are plenty of opportunities to get started as a writer / blogger in the online football industry.
Here’s a list of football websites where you can apply for a writing gig:
Soccerlens is one of the biggest football blogs in the industry and currently has over 50 contributing and permanent bloggers writing for them every month. Their mantra is that ‘you can never have enough good writers’ and as a result they are always looking to expand their writing staff with quality writers.
Soccerlens is also the flagship for the Football Media network and since 2006 has become a ‘finishing school’ for bloggers, with many of their writers going on to setup hugely popular fan blogs (nufcblog.com, redrants.com, fcbnews.com) or writing professionally for sites like Goal.com.
The selection criteria is very stringent at Soccerlens but if you think you’re a fairly good writer and you want a shot at reaching millions of football fans every month, apply to write for Soccerlens.com.
The Offside boasts one of the biggest football communities online with blogs on most major European and US teams. They are always looking to bring in new writers to start blogs for their own teams with The Offside, and it’s an excellent chance to learn the ropes while not needing to worry about the technical aspects of running your own blog.
The Offside’s sister blog, WorldCupBlog.org, focuses solely on international football with blogs dedicated to national teams and you can apply for writing on that site through this page.
The EPL Talk football network consists of websites covering football in the UK, US, Italy, Spain and Germany as well as international football around the world. They employ a stellar cast of writers and the network reaches football fans from around the world. The owner of the football network is a former journalist and has extensive contacts in the foootball industry, making this an ideal platform for writers to build their reputation.
To apply for writing on the EPL Talk network, follow the instructions at the end of this page.
Goal.com is one of the most popular football destinations online, but what’s less known about them is that they almost exclusively rely on fan-based contributions for the majority of their publication volume (with paid editorial staff making up for a small but prominent minority of content on the site).
The best thing about writing for Goal.com is the fantastic exposure the site can get you and the fact that you get instant feedback through comments from angry (or happy) readers.
A Different League – a recently launched and growing football website – is looking for football writers to join its team as the site looks to step up to the next level.
The position is unpaid, but the experience and value of working on the site will make any CV stand out from the crowd.
If there’s a website offering football writing jobs that you think should be listed here, contact us with more details.
