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Sports Reporter - Golden State Warriors

The San Francisco Chronicle has an opening for a beat writer to cover one of the world's premier sports franchises - the Golden State Warriors. The beat writer will be responsible for reporting developments on the team, covering games and writing features and profiles that transcend day-to-day coverage. Consistent with The Chronicle's focus on delivering postgame analysis from its game coverage, your focus writing off games will be on important takeaways and evaluating key performances, and not recapping the action. 

The reporter will work closely with his or her editor, along with other members of the award-winning San Francisco Chronicle sports department, to plan intelligent and in-depth enterprise and investigative stories for both SFChronicle.com, the print newspaper and other digital news products. 

What will you do:

• Develop your command of the Warriors beat to deliver unique, incisive and compelling coverage that stands out in a very competitive beat
• Maintain and grow a digital audience
• Break news and produce world-class journalism by working collaboratively with editors, reporters, website producers, photographers and other journalists
• Conceive ideas and work with editors and data visualization developers to enhance our storytelling.

What will it take to be successful? 

• 2-5+ years editing and/or writing experience covering the NBA or another major league sport (NFL, MLB, NHL, WNBA).
• Excellent reporting skills, strong news judgment with experience breaking news
• Familiarity with or interest in current basketball analytics to evaluate player and team performance
• Ability to work collaboratively with sports editors, other writers, and the design and photography team
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment
• Social media experience.

Requirements:

• This position is full-time. 
• It will include some weekend and holiday work

• The successful candidate must be based in the Bay Area or willing to move to the region..

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in California. The reasonable estimate is between $80,000 and $90,000. A final decision on the successful candidate's starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.

About the San Francisco Chronicle: 

The San Francisco Chronicle (www.sfchronicle.com) is the largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast. Acquired by the Hearst Corporation in 2000, The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 by Charles and Michael de Young and has been awarded seven Pulitzer Prizes for journalistic excellence, including the 2026 award for explanatory reporting.

HNP Overview: 

With 2,500 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers (HNP) represents a network of 28 daily and 50 weekly publications, including the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany). Our portfolio also includes several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites such as Chron., CT Insider, MySA and SFGATE, along with marketing services businesses like Medium Giant and entertainment brands such as King Features Syndicate. 

At HNP, we're investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories - growing newsrooms, diversifying tools and evolving platforms - to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired. 

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