High School Sports Reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lee Enterprises•St. Louis, MO

About The Position

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is looking for a hard-charging reporter to cover high school sports in our region. We want a reporter who is adept at news stories on tight deadlines but is also able to spot the big picture, trends and feature opportunities. The beat includes a wide coverage area, with the potential to tap into schools and games across our region of 2.8 million people. And while game coverage is certainly part of the job, we're looking for someone who can go beyond a routine game story. We want a reporter who can identify rising players and coaches and develop sources in the community. You'll collaborate on all-star lists, innovative preview and post-season coverage, and off-season enterprise stories. We want you to find interesting people and storylines that make up the fabric of our community. This is a chance to help shape a beat and chase stories that will engage large groups of readers. You'll also work across all of our digital platforms. The ability to navigate social media, embrace new technology and experiment with new story forms is a must. Please include 8-10 writing samples when you apply and/or a link to your portfolio. Why Lee? Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents. Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 75 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors. Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we participate in E-Verify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.