Executive sports editor, Augusta, Maine

This one is now posted on jjobs.com
Company: Central Maine Newspapers
Position: Executive Sports Editor
Location: Augusta, Maine
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified
Ad Expires: September 12, 2007
Job ID: 709570


Description:
The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel seeks an executive sports editor to lead, coach and develop our eight-person sports staff. The editor will be a jack of all trades, overseeing the sports gathering and operations while producing engaging, active and interesting pages and compelling content for our Web sites. The sports editor will paginate and design pages, and will write occasional columns, features and game stories. Our goal is to become a top-10 Sports section for newspapers our size in the U.S. The ideal candidate will have a sports or news background and knowledge of AP style and current events. Supervisory skills are preferred, but the candidate must have the ability to coach and collaborate and possess strong communication skills, with 5+ years in daily newspaper or Web site journalism. Full time position located in Augusta, Maine includes a generous benefits package. Send samples of your work as a writer, page designer and/or editor to:

Central Maine Newspapers ATTN: HR Dept – Sports Editor 274 Western Avenue Augusta, Maine 04330 Fax (207) 621-5744 Email: chowe@centralmaine.com We are an equal opportunity employer.

 

Paper is owned by Blethen (Seattle Times) and is a sister to the Portland Press Herald, with whom it shares some resources....

 

what's the circulation size?

 

Right around 35,000 if I'm not mistaken

 

source?

 

www.powerreporting.com/knight