Sports Reporter

MediaNews Group • Santa Rosa, CA

2d • $26 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The sports reporter position at The Press Democrat produces stories on a variety of sports and sports-related topics, including in-person game coverage for high school, college, and occasional professional events; sports features, profiles and occasional first-person storytelling. The role involves producing sports journalism in print, digital and multimedia, on deadline, for The Press Democrat and its related publications. It also requires using a variety of digital and social media tools to reach a wide and varied audience and working with colleagues from the wider newsroom on in-depth/investigative stories that touch on sports.

Requirements

• Knowledge and competency in understanding a variety of sports played at the high school, college and professional levels
• Ability to write clearly and concisely in a variety of formats, on deadline for a daily publication
• Bachelor's Degree
• At least two years of experience as a fulltime or freelance sportswriter
• Must be willing to submit and pass the necessary required checks
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation
• Must be available for shift work. May be required to work various hours for coverage outside of normal business hours

Responsibilities

• Produce sports journalism in print, digital and multimedia, on deadline, for The Press Democrat and its related publications
• Travel 12-15 hours per week at heaviest times of sports seasons spent on in-person coverage at games, events and other assignments
• Works with colleagues from the wider newsroom on in-depth/investigative stories that touch on sports
• Use a variety of digital and social media tools to reach a wide and varied audience

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life and disability insurance
• 401k
• paid time off
• select paid holidays
• Cell stipend
• mileage reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level