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Advance Local Pro Sports Reporter, Dallas Cowboys in Jersey City, New Jersey
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.
Candidates who do not live in Dallas will be required to relocate to the Dallas area.
The base salary range is $65,000 to $75,000 per year.
Advance Local has an exciting opportunity fora Pro Sports Reporter to cover the Dallas Cowboys for LoneStarLive.com.
As a Pro Sports Reporter , your coverage will include smart commentary, engaging profiles and unique stories that speak to a diverse audience of sports fans. We are a digital-only newsroom and on any given day you may find yourself writing a long-form narrative or a series of incremental updates to a breaking sports report, recording podcasts or chatting with fans on a YouTube livestream.
The ideal candidate will be able to engage with readers and build a community around the Dallas Cowboys. We are looking for someone with strong communication skills who understands the intersectionality of sports, culture and entertainment.
What you'll be doing:
Provide reporting and analysis of pro sports
Breaking news and feature reporting, as well as monitoring coverage and analysis on other sports news outlets and aggregating relevant reporting onto our site
Contribute to the departments traffic and enterprise goals
Report and create journalistically sound stories, videos and social posts that are balanced and factual, timely and topical, and well-sourced
Use effective techniques of digital journalism: frequent posting, appropriate aggregation, engaging readers on social media, and monitoring traffic to better understand what is connecting with readers
Self-publish articles, photos and videos, and be able to learn the Arc publishing system or any future CMS
For this position, we are looking for candidates:
Who are versatile and can write authoritatively
Driven, dynamic reporters and writers with the ability to deliver a high volume of content every day
Able to proactively identify stories that are trending and respond quickly, keeping the quality of content consistent and engaging
With flexibility to cover what is needed, which may be during early shifts, nights or weekends
Who can succeed in a collaborative environment while also possessing the ability to work independently
Our ideal candidate will have the following:
Bachelors degree in journalismor communications or equivalent education and related work experience with a proven ability in journalism reporting and writing
Minimum fouryears of experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing, including a minimumtwo years of pro or college sports beat experience
Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience for a top-tier professional or college sports team
Ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
Experience with search engine optimization practices
Experience using social media to source and promote content
Demonstrated capability to react quickly and deliver audience as news breaks on the beat
Understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content across a variety of platforms
Skill at being a guest or hosting podcasts and video features
Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
The ability to self-edit and deliver engaging and concise copy
This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events
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