Assistant Sports Editor
Company: M. Roberts Media, LLC
Location: Victoria
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
The Victoria Advocate, a paper with a rich history of providing
our community with award winning news, is seeking an Assistant
Sports Editor to help drive our coverage of local sports. Our
Assistant Sports Editor is responsible for developing relationship
with area coaches and sports departments, writing, and editing
attention grabbing sports stories, and coordinating the coverage
and setting the budget for sports news at the Victoria
Advocate.
The Assistant Sports Editor is responsible for all coverage of
sports within the Victoria/Crossroads region, including live
coverage, photography and video for youth, high school, and college
teams and getting that coverage online daily and in print/e-edition
seven days a week. Also coordinates creation weekly of The Grid
sports podcast with the entire sports department.
The Victoria Advocate provides a close-knit, collegial newsroom
where you will be empowered to do your best work.
Duties and Responsibilities
-- Priority coverage of amateur, high school and collegiate sports
through game coverage, feature stories and more.
-- Coordinating the coverage and setting the budget for sports news
at the Victoria Advocate
-- Also covering sports as needed at other levels.
-- Using photography and videography to enhance sports
coverage.
-- Occasional work for special sections throughout the year.
-- Working with freelancers to supplement sports coverage as
needed.
-- Collaborating with sister newspapers on sports coverage as
needed.
-- This job includes nighttime and weekend responsibilities, most
especially during football season.
We Offer:
-- An excellent benefits package including health, dental, and
vision plans.
-- Long and short-term disability and life insurance at no
cost.
-- 401(k) retirement plan.
-- A generous Paid Time Off plan.
Essential Qualifications include:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
One year of recent newspaper or website experience (or at least two
newspaper reporting internships or student publications)
Solid understanding of how to report, write and deliver information
online and in print in a fast-paced news environment.
Valid driver's license and proof of insurance with acceptable
driving record required
If you are ready to join the region's leading news source, submit
your resume today.PI202085087
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