Iowa City Prep Sports Reporter
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18 hours ago
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Job Summary
The Iowa City Press-Citizen part of the USA TODAY NETWORK seeks a reporter energized by the opportunity to deliver enterprising high school sports coverage to the digital position requires someone who thinks digital first and will focus on the Press-Citizens audience engagement and revenue goals. Multimedia skills including the ability to produce and edit video and engage audiences on social media is a must. The candidate must be comfortable analyzing and interpreting metrics to help make coverage decisions and use SEO reporter must build sources break news create top-shelf enterprise and tell compelling stories for our digital audience. This position will focus on making high school sports a mandatory reading experience for local and statewide fans. 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 contributing to our all-Iowa writer will work with the USA TODAY Network Iowa team to grow coverage throughout the state especially during the state volleyball and girls wrestling tournaments. The writer must also be able to handle other duties assigned by an editor as well as adjust to initiatives and strategies and implement City is home to the University of Iowa and this reporter will get the occasional opportunity to contribute to Hawkeyes reporter will be primarily sports-focused but also will contribute to coverage of breaking news or handle general attributes for success:Be the source of high school sports information in Johnson ability to report and write compelling stories that serve our existing audience and help attract new about getting the information to the audience first and excited about using various platforms to connect with 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 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 photos and video as :Bachelors or masters degree in communications journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and sports reporting experienceProficiency on social media platforms; including but not limited to Facebook X Instagram and shooting and editing photos and video on a mobile communication skills news judgement and headline-writing to multitask and excel under intense deadline to work collaboratively and writing spelling and grammar skills; familiarity with AP to work nights and building a beat and communicating with athletes and should have facility with AI and automation and experience in using it to enhance their journalism.A valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state to ApplyWe 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.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-NC1
