We are looking for individuals passionate about gymnastics to join our team and eager to help us cover the sport like its mainstream counterparts. All staff members work for College Gym News on a volunteer basis, and all funds earned are used to pay for travel to cover meets in person and other site costs.
If you think you’d be a good fit for our team—or even if you’re hesitant but want to try!—don’t be afraid to apply. Simply click the link to apply below the respective position, fill out the short questionnaire, and we’ll be in touch.
College Gym Contributor
College gym contributors will gain experience with all aspects of NCAA gymnastics media coverage, including beat reporting, database management, and contributing to CGN’s various projects. Every contributor is assigned a beat—such as a conference or a set of teams—and will act as the subject matter expert for that area, covering injury and training updates, writing features, and following relevant news.
Contributors can also explore other projects that align with their interests and CGN’s needs, such as helping with recruit ratings, supporting editors who run the various databases, contributing to Fantasy Central or power rankings, working on offseason projects like coaching contracts, and more.
Please note: This is a volunteer role. All applicants must be 18 or older. Academic credit may be arranged if needed.
Estimated time commitment:
- Offseason: 5–8 hours per week.
- During the NCAA season: 8–12 hours per week, including nights/weekends for live blogs.
Typical weekly tasks:
Offseason:
- Monitor gymnast and team social media for news, injuries, and training updates.
- Work on longer-term projects, databases, features, and offseason coverage.
During season:
- Write meet previews and recaps.
- Live blog at least once per weekend (virtual; in-person optional if near a team).
- Track injuries, records, and other developments for assigned teams/conferences.
- Contribute to weekly series like power rankings, leotard rankings, and more.
- Optional but encouraged: engage and share work on social media.
Requirements/characteristics:
- Knowledge of NCAA women’s gymnastics skills and scoring (especially for live blogs).
- Ability to write clearly and meet deadlines consistently.
- Passion for NCAA gymnastics and growing its coverage.
- Attention to detail, particularly in following teams and tracking updates.
- Bonus skills like social media video creation, coding, or graphic design are a plus.
Perks:
- Join a supportive community of NCAA gymnastics fans and writers.
- Opportunities for in-person coverage of meets and postseason events.
- Access to gymnasts and coaches for interviews and stories.
- Clear pathway to editorial roles based on performance after one year.
Recruiting Contributor
College Gym News recruiting contributors will gain experience covering NCAA gymnastics recruiting and helping maintain CGN’s recruiting resources and coverage. Contributors will be a part of the recruiting team and will be responsible for following athlete commitments, tracking recruiting updates, and writing features, news pieces, and analyses related to their beat.
In addition to beat coverage, recruiting contributors will have the opportunity to contribute to CGN’s other recruiting-related projects, such as working on recruit ratings, managing commitment lists, supporting the recruit database, assisting with interviews, and contributing to broader features and trend analyses about NCAA recruiting.
Please note: This is a volunteer role. All applicants must be 18 or older. Academic credit may be arranged if needed.
Estimated time commitment:
- Offseason: 5–8 hours per week
- During peak recruiting periods: 8–12 hours per week, including occasional nights/weekends
Typical weekly tasks:
- Track and report gymnast commitments, decommitments, and recruiting updates.
- Monitor gymnast social media and public databases for training updates and college visits.
- Write commitment articles, recruiting analysis, and feature stories.
- Support ongoing projects such as updating recruiting rankings, team class evaluations, and managing recruiting-related databases.
- Collaborate with the editorial team on larger recruiting trend features or recruiting-focused series.
- Optional but encouraged: contribute to CGN recruiting’s social media presence.
Requirements/characteristics:
- Familiarity with NCAA gymnastics recruiting, athlete classes, and the commitment process.
- Ability to write clearly and meet deadlines.
- Passion for growing NCAA gymnastics recruiting coverage.
- Strong organizational skills to track athlete data and updates.
- Other relevant skills (data management, graphic design, social media) are a plus.
Perks:
- Be part of an enthusiastic and supportive team passionate about NCAA gymnastics.
- Access to gymnasts and coaches for interviews.
- Opportunity to cover major recruiting announcements and trends.
- Pathway to an editor role based on performance after one year.
Web Developer
Role description: We are looking for additional volunteers to help out with website updates as needed. This mainly includes WordPress development (PHP), front-end development (JavaScript and associated libraries), and server maintenance. Experience working with InMotion Hosting or custom-built databases is a plus.
Estimated time commitment: Typically only 1-2 hours per week, but there may be times when urgent issues arise at unexpected times. If working on a special project such as a new database or building a custom front-end for a data project, more time may be required.