Job Description
Sports
Editor/Reporter-Longview, WA Help The Daily News captivate and engage audiences
by joining our award-winning staff as a sports editor/sports reporter.
The Ideal Candidate A self-motivated journalist who enjoys having a hand in multiple parts of
telling a good story and attracting an audience to it. In the editor role, you
will ensure stories are maximized for the greatest digital
reach while shepherding our award-winning print sections through
the production process. You’re an expert at leveraging
analytics, video and multimedia to produce memorable journalism and
build reader loyalty. In the reporting role,
you will cover eight or so high
schools’ sports in Lower Columbia and at the local
community college. Coverage will include an emphasis on enterprise
and trend stories with fresh angles that have wide appeal.
You will be part of a staff that encourages creativity and experimentation in
how we tell stories. The position does require working some nights,
weekends, holidays and occasional travel. A journalism, communications or English degree
is required, as well as previous newspaper
experience. We are looking for a commitment of at least
two-plus years. This position reports to the local news
editor.
Position Responsibilities This position will have a mix of editing, administrative and
writing duties to include:
- Running
the sports desk, including editing staff-written, freelance and wire
copy to AP and local style standards while working with our
regional design team to meet print deadlines
- Taking photos
and videos and updating social media feeds
- Writing stories, features and
columns with a focus on high school and college teams in Cowlitz
County, Washington and Columbia County, Oregon
- A
willingness to be digitally savvy: Every game covered should have at
least one video component to it, whether it be a highlight or an
interview with an athlete
- A
willingness to be on live video streams and podcasts; knowledge of audio
and video editing is helpful
- Write SEO-friendly
headlines for our digital audience and catchy headlines for social
media and our print products
- Strong
organizational skills, with 100% energy on a daily
basis is key to success
About Longview Longview is located about 45 minutes north of Portland,
Oregon, and two hours south of Seattle. Love nature? The Pacific Ocean is
a one-hour drive to the west, the Columbia River Gorge is about an hour south,
and Mount St. Helens and its surrounding lakes and mountains are an
hour to the east. When Mount St. Helens blew its top 44 years ago, The Daily
News was there, winning a Pulitzer Prize and other awards for our
coverage. Please apply online and be sure to include a cover
letter, clips and a resume.
Why Join Us?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. Our benefit
program 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 leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and
advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding
digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states. Our core commitment is
to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we
serve. Lee Enterprises is
proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity
and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more
information about Lee, check us out at
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