Sports Reporter
About The Position
The Times of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana, is seeking a curious, driven and enthusiastic sports features writer to join its sports desk. The successful candidate will come away with more than just a game story to highlight the people, teams, trends and news that shape the landscape of sports in the area. The person must be excited to keep us ahead of the curve with digitally focused components like photo, video and social media packages. The successful candidate will be driven to put a human face on a prep seen spanning a large metro area just south of Chicago. Responsibilities include coverage of the high schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in Indiana, as well as local colleges and community sports. With the Chicago Bears pursuing a stadium in Hammond — one of our major cities — NFL coverage opportunities may soon become part of our daily sports offerings as well. The Times of Northwest Indiana is the Hoosier State’s second-largest newspaper and offers an opportunity to work alongside hard-working, award-winning journalists on stories that matter to the community. We’re always looking to enhance our coverage, and the sports features writer will help contribute to that.
Requirements
- Curious, driven, and enthusiastic.
- Skilled in writing sports features.
- Ability to highlight people, teams, trends, and news shaping local sports.
- Excited to work with digitally focused components (photo, video, social media).
- Ability to cover a large metro area.
- Experience covering high school, college, and community sports.
- Strong journalistic skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with photo, video, and social media packages.
Responsibilities
- Coverage of the high schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in Indiana.
- Coverage of local colleges and community sports.
- Contribute to enhancing sports coverage.
- Develop digitally focused components like photo, video, and social media packages.
- Put a human face on the prep sports scene.
- Potential for NFL coverage opportunities.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Dynamic, interesting work environment
- Career growth opportunities
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company-provided life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401K retirement plan with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
