Sports Editor-Butte, MT

Lee Enterprises•Butte, MT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Standard in Butte is seeking an innovative, digital-first sports leader to work with a statewide team of editors and reporters to drive coverage of local high school athletics, two NCAA Division I universities and six NAIA colleges. The ideal candidate will be a jack-of-all-trades. You’ll write, edit and coach. You’ll network and build relationships. You’ll organize and strategize coverage – including video and photo elements – on local high schools, two NAIA colleges and be part of statewide coverage throughout the year. You’ll use analytics to inform decision-making. This position will report to the statewide sports director. The Standard sports editor will also play a prominent leadership role for 406mtsports.com, the statewide sports website for Lee Enterprises, bringing together coverage from across the Last Best Place – including high schools from Billings to Missoula, the Big Sky Conference with Montana and Montana State, and the NAIA’s Frontier Conference including Montana Tech in Butte and Montana Western in Dillon.

Requirements

Innovative, digital-first sports leader.
Experience working with a statewide team of editors and reporters.
Ability to network and build relationships.
Proficiency in organizing and strategizing coverage, including video and photo elements.
Experience using analytics to inform decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Jack-of-all-trades mentality.

Responsibilities

Drive coverage of local high school athletics, two NCAA Division I universities and six NAIA colleges.
Write, edit and coach.
Network and build relationships.
Organize and strategize coverage, including video and photo elements.
Use analytics to inform decision-making.
Play a prominent leadership role for 406mtsports.com, the statewide sports website for Lee Enterprises.