NHLNumbers is looking for contributors
By Cam Lewis
7 years agoNHLNumbers is looking for contributors!
Throughout the history of the site we’ve had an impressive roster of writers, many of which have gone on to earn full-time jobs in journalism, working for NHL and CHL teams, and other industry jobs.
Now, we’re looking to expand and continue this tradition by adding some new players to our roster.
We currently average just a shade under 1 million views per month to both our content and data pages, but we want to continue to grow and we know strong content is a part of that.
If you think you can help us out, keep reading.
What we want
We’re not looking for one person to fill a specific role.
We’re looking for multiple people to show us what they do best, and build the future of the site around our talent, not the other way around.
What you can show us about yourself:
a) You’re smart, talented, and you know your stuff
b) You’re willing to develop yourself quickly on a high-traffic platform, and are open to working with our editorial staff to produce the best quality work you can.
That’s it. Simple, right?
Our site’s name is NHLNumbers, but as long as you can find a hockey-related topic of some kind and present it well, let us know – stats-focused or not.
We’re not looking for game recaps or full-blown coverage of any specific team or league.
We’re largely a feature and big project-based website and have thrived on this in the past, and look to continue in this style.
If you think you can write once a month for us and do it well, let us know. If you can write twice a day and do it well, let us know. Hell, if you have one article you’d like to write for us, just let us know.
If you have some crazy stats project you’ve been working on, or an oral history of the 2011 hockey team at your university or a chart on draft pick valuations that’s different than any one that’s ever been done before, or have a feature on a player’s unknown story?
As long as it’s hockey-related and you can convince us there’s a place for it on NHLnumbers, we’re open to getting it out there. We’re focused on quality work over anything else.
We’re going to be picky and we’re not accepting just anyone. But you don’t need to be the world’s best writer or the world’s best statistician.
Impress us, though, and show that you’re both smart and willing to grow, and we’d love to have you.
This isn’t an exclusive deal or anything and it’s unpaid, at least initially, though we’re willing to help you as much as possible to get to where you want to be.
It’s an unfortunate reality; many entry-level writing jobs are unpaid, and we understand that not everyone has the time or ability to write for free.
What we can offer, though, is the chance to work for a well-connected network followed by a vast number of media members and team executives, as well as just about everyone on the Nation Network. There’s room to advance, and there’s plenty of exposure.
Important people WILL see your work, guaranteed.
Important people WILL see your work, guaranteed.
We will promise you that by the end of your stay at NHLnumbers, you’ll be in better shape than when you came in. Maybe even working in the NHL…
How to apply
Give us one or two examples of your work, and 300 or fewer words explaining why you’re a good fit for NHLnumbers.
(300 words isn’t a lot – but if you can’t sell yourself in 300 words, well, you’re just not a great salesperson.)
No resume or anything. At the end of the day, it’s an online blog about a sport where people hit rubber. Don’t forget that.
Send it to cameron@oilersnation.com by Friday, July 22. This is our first wave of new hires in a quite some time, so we’ll sort through them all before making decisions. If you’re looking at this post past the deadline, we can promise you we will eventually read your email and consider you, but it might take a while.
If you hear from us, it’s a good sign we’re interested.
If you don’t, keep trying to better yourself and we’ll post soon enough in the future about new opportunities.
If you have any questions, tweet us @NHLNumbers or post in the comments.
Cheers!
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