NY Rangers Writer (In-Season Temp)

Overview: Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSG Sports) is a leading professional sports company, with a collection of assets that includes: the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Rangers (NHL); two development league teams – the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL); and esports teams through Counter Logic Gaming, a leading North American esports organization, and Knicks Gaming, an NBA 2K League franchise. MSG Sports also operates two professional sports team performance centers – the MSG Training Center in Greenburgh, NY and the CLG Performance Center in Los Angeles, CA. More information is available at www.msgsports.com. Role Summary: The New York Rangers are seeking a writer with a background in journalism to create content for proprietary web, mobile, and social media initiatives. The writer will support Digital Strategy, and Ticket Sales, Marketing Partnerships, and Social Impact. Specific Functions/Activities Summary:

Collaborate with Marketing and Public Relations to steer the weekly editorial scrum and identify key team and player narratives.

Research and submit story ideas at the beginning of every week

Attend all practices and home games serving as an in-house member of the press

Attend select road trips and Hartford Wolfpack games as determined by manager

Create 3-5 pieces of content per week across different formats and channels:

Feature articles on the website that detail team and/or player development

Player profiles that live on the website

Prospect features and profiles for our “Future Blue” platform

Weekly e-mail newsletter Q&As

Supporting articles outlining organization initiatives (e.g., Pass the Joy, Black History Month)

Qualifications:
5+ years of sports journalism experience; hockey experience preferred

Demonstrated ability to go beyond “covering” a sport to telling human interest stories

Strong understanding of multi-cultural and multi-generational audiences

Ability to apply a popular cultural lens to storytelling (i.e., going beyond hockey to focus on the personality and interests of our players)

Proven track record of managing projects on-time in a fast-paced environment

Comfortable in front of and behind the camera

Ability to travel between the Training Center (Westchester), MSG Arena, and other within the Tri-state

Ability to speak Russian, Swedish, or French a plus

The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.

Education: Candidates who have completed 60 credits of college-level coursework (representing 2 years), or have shown similar self-development through certifications, trade school coursework, etc. are preferred. Educational requirements may differ from job to job based on the role. EEO Statement: At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations.