Sligo Rovers reporter wanted

Goal.com Ireland is looking to recruit a highly motivated team of interns to attend and report on League of Ireland matches. Goal.com is the world’s most popular football website, with over 100 million visits per month.

The internship is an unpaid role which aims to provide invaluable experience, allowing you the opportunity to get involved in all sorts of areas of Goal.com. An ability to work on your own while an integral part of our team is crucial to the role.

Role:
• Attending League of Ireland games and providing match reports.
• Interviewing managers and players post-match for analysis.
• Liaising with senior staff to ensure prompt publication of reports.
• Receiving regular feedback and advice to improve your abilities.

What’s in it for you?
• Gain practical experience working in sports journalism, and meeting deadlines.
• Build contacts within the football journalism world.
• Begin your career in sports journalism and enhance your CV.
• The possibility of attending and reporting on European and international games.
• Interns who excel may be considered for other opportunities, including paid roles with Goal.com Ireland and UK.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to ronan.murphy@goal.com

Why are you calling it an internship? There is absolutely nothing there to suggest it's anything other than unpaid freelance work.