Assistant Sports Editor- Clinton, Iowa

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Company: Clinton Herald
Position:
Seeking Assistant Sports Editor
Location:
Clinton, Iowa
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires:
October 28, 2013
Job ID: 1474256
Website: http://www.clintonherald.com

Description:

The Clinton (Iowa) Herald, a six-day-a-week newspaper, is seeking applications for an Assistant Sports Editor in the newsroom.

Clinton sits on the Mississippi River and features many outdoor activities. Subscriptions continue to circulate in Iowa and Illinois.

The Assistant Sports Editor is responsible for reporting, photography and design of the daily Sports section. The qualified candidate will be proficient in Photoshop. Coverage area includes high school and college sports, as well as a Class A Seattle Mariners minor-league baseball team, the Clinton LumberKings. Sharp writing and AP style knowledge are a must, and multimedia experience is a plus.

The Clinton Herald publishes in the afternoon Monday through Friday and on Saturday morning.

Submit resume, cover letter and examples of your work to Associate Editor Scott Levine at the Clinton Herald, 221 Sixth Ave. South, Clinton, IA, 52732. Resumes can also be submitted to scottlevine@clintonherald.com.

The Clinton Herald is an equal opportunity employer.

 

Anyone know if this is a two-man shop (Sports ed and asst sports ed)?

 

According to their contact us page, it's just a 2-man shop.

http://clintonherald.com/contactus/x211865523/Phone-numbers

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Sports Department

Ext. 125, Jon Gremmels, Sports Editor

Ext. 143, Brenden West, Assistant Sports Editor - See more at: http://clintonherald.com/contactus/x211865523/Phone-numbers#sthash.wviKS9qO.dpuf

 

A few things about this gig:

1. The town of Clinton has seen better days, but it still has a huge ADM facility. Think (and smell) high-fructose corn syrup. It's across from Illinois on the Mississippi River .

2. You'd mostly be covering a handful of high schools on both sides of the river, with a some small-college sports and Midwest League Class A baseball mixed in.

3. Probably a good job for a young journalist. The SE has been around eastern Iowa awhile and certainly knows the ropes.

 

Hey, Brenden — former Herald Assistant Sports Editor — here. Just want to let people know that this wasn't a case where I left a bad job. I received an internal promotion, and I'm happy to answer applicants' questions about the work. Feel free to email me at brendenwest@clintonherald.com.