(Freelance/Contract) | Remote
📰 Sports & Culture Writing | FanSided Contributor Program
📍 Fully Remote | Flexible Schedule | Pay-Per-Traffic
🧾 About the Role
FanSided is building out its NCAA coverage and looking for passionate, knowledgeable fans to contribute articles on specific college football and basketball programs. You’ll be writing for one of their fan-run team sites or contributing to broader coverage platforms like Saturday Blitz (football) or Busting Brackets (basketball).
🏈 Teams Currently Recruiting For Include:
(Each linked to its dedicated FanSided site)
• Alabama Crimson Tide – Bama Hammer
• Georgia Bulldogs – Dawn of the Dawg
• Michigan Wolverines – GBM Wolverine
• Florida State Seminoles – Chop Chat
• North Carolina Tar Heels – Keeping It Heel
• Ohio State Buckeyes – Scarlet and Game
• Notre Dame – Slap the Sign
• UCLA Bruins – Go Joe Bruin
• All College Football – Saturday Blitz
• All College Basketball – Busting Brackets
…and many more (see full list in original posting).
📝 You can also pitch coverage for a team not currently listed.
📋 What You’ll Do
• Write insightful, engaging NCAA football or basketball content
• Cover news, game analysis, recruiting, player stories, opinion pieces, or viral topics
• Pitch article topics to avoid duplication across the contributor team
• Develop your voice and experiment with your writing style
• Create content on your own schedule (minimum: 1 article/month)
💡 Why Write for FanSided?
• Get published on a professional platform
• Build a portfolio and gain real-world digital media experience
• Connect with other writers and editors
• Learn SEO, audience targeting, and content promotion
• Potential exposure to thousands of daily readers
• Ideal for aspiring sportswriters, bloggers, or die-hard fans
💸 Compensation
• This is a paid Independent Contractor role
• Compensation is based on monthly article traffic
• Earnings scale with your output and audience reach
🎯 Requirements
• Strong knowledge of your chosen NCAA team
• Clear, confident writing style with a fan-first tone
• Ability to pitch unique article ideas
• Minimum 1 article per month (but more = more earning potential)
• No prior professional experience required—just passion and writing ability
✍️ Ready to Apply?
Submit your proposal to FanSided and indicate which team/site you’d like to write for.
This is a great opportunity to start or grow a writing career in sports media.