Sports Pop Culture Writer

Operation Sports is expanding its Curveball vertical, focusing on sports-adjacent pop culture and athlete lifestyle content for NewsBreak. The role involves writing timely, trend-driven stories about celebrity relationships, viral moments, and cultural conversations tied to sports. This remote freelance position offers opportunities for both part-time and full-time contributors who can produce engaging content for the NewsBreak audience.

Must Have

• Write sports-adjacent pop culture and athlete lifestyle stories
• Cover celebrity relationships, viral moments, controversies, and cultural conversations tied to sports
• Create timely, trend-driven content optimized for the NewsBreak audience
• Proven experience writing sports-adjacent pop culture or athlete lifestyle content
• Strong understanding of NewsBreak’s audience and content style
• Ability to write fast, clear, engaging stories with strong hooks
• Comfort working in a deadline-driven environment
• Familiarity with digital publishing best practices

Good to Have

• Previous experience writing for NewsBreak or similar aggregation platforms
• Background in sports, entertainment, or celebrity news
• Ability to spot trends early and pitch timely story ideas

Perks & Benefits

• Consistent publishing opportunities
• Clear editorial lane
• Opportunities for increased volume and long-term collaboration

We’re expanding Curveball, our sports-adjacent pop culture vertical, and we’re hiring writers who know how to write for NewsBreak.

Curveball covers the side of sports that lives off the field: athlete lifestyle, sports-related celebrities, relationships, culture, and timely stories that sit at the intersection of sports and pop culture. This role is ideal for writers who understand what resonates with the NewsBreak audience and can consistently turn trending sports moments into high-performing lifestyle content.

This is a remote freelance or hourly role, open to both part-time and full-time contributors depending on region.

What You’ll Be Writing

• Sports-adjacent pop culture and athlete lifestyle stories
• Celebrity relationships, viral moments, controversies, and cultural conversations tied to sports
• Timely, trend-driven content optimized specifically for the NewsBreak audience

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience writing sports-adjacent pop culture or athlete lifestyle content
• Strong understanding of NewsBreak’s audience and content style
• Ability to write fast, clear, engaging stories with strong hooks
• Comfort working in a deadline-driven environment
• Familiarity with digital publishing best practices

Nice to Have

• Previous experience writing for NewsBreak or similar aggregation platforms
• Background in sports, entertainment, or celebrity news
• Ability to spot trends early and pitch timely story ideas

Why Curveball

Curveball is a growing vertical within the Operation Sports ecosystem, offering consistent publishing opportunities and a clear editorial lane. Writers who perform well will have opportunities for increased volume and long-term collaboration.