Texas A&M Reporter
About The Position
The Houston Chronicle is seeking a digitally savvy reporter to cover Texas A&M athletics and its passionate fan base. This role is for a journalist who understands that Aggie athletics is more than just scores and press conferences; it's a year-round online conversation influenced by recruiting, fan reactions, coaching speculation, traditions, memes, social media, and the evolving business of college athletics. The ideal candidate can move quickly, anticipate stories, and connect with audiences across various platforms, including social media, YouTube, and video. This individual should understand internet culture, thrive in a competitive news environment, and excel at transforming complex college sports developments into engaging, accessible journalism that fans will want to read, watch, and share. This reporter will cover Texas A&M athletics with urgency, creativity, and authority, contributing to one of the Chronicle's most visible and audience-driven coverage areas.
Requirements
- Three to five years of relevant sports reporting experience, ideally covering college athletics or another highly competitive, audience-driven beat.
- Understanding of the culture of college sports fandom and how online communities shape conversations around teams and athletes.
- Comfortable reporting quickly and accurately in a fast-moving digital news environment.
- Strong instincts for social storytelling, audience engagement, and identifying stories that fans care deeply about.
- Comfortable on camera and capable of creating compelling video explainers, reactions, and analysis.
- Creative thinking about storytelling formats and embracing experimentation across platforms.
- Collaborative, audience-focused, and committed to producing accurate, high-quality journalism under deadline pressure.
Responsibilities
- Deliver timely, audience-focused coverage of Texas A&M athletics that goes beyond game recaps and press conferences.
- Break news on recruiting, coaching changes, NIL developments, conference shifts, and the evolving business of college sports.
- Identify and cover trending conversations, fan reactions, and online moments shaping the Texas A&M community.
- Live-blog football and key volleyball, baseball, and softball games.
- Produce smart analysis and explainers that help readers understand major stories and developments in college athletics.
- Collaborate with video and audience teams to create video content for social platforms, YouTube, and Chronicle platforms, including quick reactions, explainers, and analysis.
- Use analytics, search trends, and audience insights to guide coverage decisions and identify opportunities for growth.
- Write and produce a Texas A&M newsletter.
- Collaborate with photographers, videographers, editors, and audience strategists to create engaging, multiplatform storytelling.
- Build sourcing across the athletic department, the college sports landscape, and the Texas A&M community.
- Travel as assigned for major games, SEC events, and key coverage opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
