Reporter High School Sports

Sarasota, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Herald-Tribune part of the USA TODAY Network is seeking a reporter to join our sports team to create impactful stories in Manatee and Sarasota counties on a strong high school sports scene professional golf and other topics of interest as they position requires someone who thinks digital first and will focus on the USA Today Florida Sports Networks audience engagement and revenue goals. Multimedia skills including the ability to produce and edit video and engage audience on social media especially Facebook Instagram and X is a must. The candidate must be comfortable analyzing and interpreting metrics to help make coverage decisions and use SEO techniques to drive audience through Google and search reporter must build sources break news create top-shelf enterprise and tell compelling stories for our digital audience and to fulfill our Sunday Project BluePrint position will focus on making high school sports especially football into a mandatory experience for local and statewide fans both on and off platform. This writer will play a leading role in strategy development and identifying innovative techniques on the beat. Those techniques include but are not exclusive to rankings athlete and team of the week polls players lists and all-area writer will work with the USA Today Network Florida team to grow coverage throughout the state including with polls recruiting and trending stories. The writer must also be adaptable to handle other duties assigned by an editor as well as adjust to initiatives and strategies and implement them as they are introduced by attributes for success:Be the source of sports information in Manatee and Sarasota ability to report and write compelling stories that serve our existing audience and helps attract new consumers Timely budgeting is a must for digital and print planning. Presto packages must be created as soon as a story in assigned by an editor or conceived by the writer with slugs budget lines and Presto IDs added to the Herald-Tribune story about getting the information to the audience first and excited about using all the various platforms to connect with audience including video and social adapt and suggest best practices to help the company achieve audience engagement and revenue all deadlines assigned by editors and planners and understanding digital and print have different deadlines for content. Reaching deadlines allows editor and planners to optimize contents reach on multiple platforms including digital print and -starter with the ability to develop relationships through in-person interaction phone calls text messaging and social the collaborative nature of journalism and willing and eager to work with others to benefit our regional and statewide coverage and its :Create storytelling that accurately informs entertains and engages specific audiences and platforms through the use of metrics. Work 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 issues. Work 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 brand. Provide great customer service helping readers find answers and :A valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state law Bachelors or masters degree in communications journalism or related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous reporting experiencepreferred; even better if youve covered sports. Proficiency on social media platforms; including but not limited to Facebook Twitter Instagram and TikTok. Experience shooting and editing photos and video on a mobile device. Strong communication skills news judgement and headline-writing ability. Ability to multitask and excel under intense deadline pressure. Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently. Strong writing spelling and grammar skills; familiarity with AP style. Ability to work nights and weekends. Comfort building a beat and communicating with athletes and to Apply: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 job. Links 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