Sports reporter, New Philadelphia OH

New Philadelphia, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The New Philadelphia Times-Reporter part of the USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking a full-time sports reporter to cover high school sports in and around Tuscarawas County readers have responded well to meaningful coverage of high school sports on and off the field. The Dover-New Philadelphia rivalry is one of the oldest in the nation and there is the opportunity to cover state title teams such as Indian Valley football Hiland basketball and Dover reporter will tell those stories in addition to game coverage of the biggest rivalries and most important matchups. That includes breaking news deep enterprise updates on teams and athletes and content that digs into topics such as the rigors of student-athlete life in todays era coach pay team travel and recruiting college athletes from a small Times-Reporter works in collaboration with a dozen newsrooms as part of Gannetts Center for Community Journalism giving your best work an opportunity to be seen beyond your own Philadelphia and neighboring Dover have thriving downtowns full of local restaurants and area offers plenty of outdoor activities along the Tuscarawas River. Cy Young was born and died nearby and Woody Hayes is from the area and went on to coach in New Philadelphia long before his tenure at Ohio Philadelphia is 35 minutes from Canton and the Football Hall of Fame and is less than 100 miles from both Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Responsibilities:Create storytelling that accurately informs entertains and engages specific audiences and platforms through the use of toward becoming the communitys leading voice of expertise in high school with the community through storytelling and outreach (social media on camera forums community leadership etc.). Provide thoughtful analysis of complex with editor and content strategist to evaluate whats working and whats not and develop ongoing plans to satisfy audience to provide appropriate elements for stories (i.e. photos videos and graphics). Capture basic photos and video as personal brand the brands of colleagues and the institutional great customer service helping readers find answers and :Bachelors or masters degree in communications journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and reporting experiencepreferred; even better if youve covered sports. Proficiency on social media platforms; including but not limited to Facebook Twitter Instagram and shooting and editing photos and video on a mobile communication skills news judgement and headline-writing abilityAbility to multitask and excel under intense deadline to work collaboratively and writing spelling and grammar skills; familiarity with AP to work some nights and building a beat and communicating with athletes and role requires a valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state Instructions:We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply dont limit your upload to a resume; show us what youve done. To do so put together a single document file that includes the following in this order:Your resume one to two pages.A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what youve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration. #Newsgnt#LI-CB1