Metro Philadelphia Sports Editor

Metro Philadelphia is searching for a sports editor responsible for both planning and designing our free daily tabloid's sports section and managing coverage of the city's pro and college sports teams.

http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=892554

This is the perfect job for someone with at least some desk experience who's looking for an opportunity to be very creative in covering sports. Our SE is responsible for managing a staff of freelancers and also does some reporting and writing (as much as you want, really) on his/her own.

Design experience (Quark) is a must and connections around the city's sports landscape is preferred (or proven experience developing those relationships in other markets). Pay is in the $40s.

If you're interested, please e-mail Metro Philadelphia Editor Josh Cornfield (jcornfield@metro.us) a resume/cover letter, design examples, and five ideas for how you'd cover Philly sports in a creative way. You can explore some of our past sections at readmetro.com.

Snail mail address: Metro Philadelphia, 30 S. 15th St., Suite 1400, Phila, Pa, 19102.

 

You don't want this job unless you are willing to find another one in six months. Company is exceptionally unstable, even in the current newspaper climate. Staff has completely turned over twice in past two years. You might make some decent contacts and get experience, but you won't even get many decent clips out of this.

PM for details.

 

Just to clarify: Outgoing SE has been in charge of section for 2+ years. The rest of our staff in the Philadelphia office can say the same.

Like all newspapers, there's been some moves, but "exceptionally unstable" is going a bit far.

We've had a recent move back to a system where most of the paper is laid out and sent to the printer from New York (costing us some jobs locally), but our sports department has only been affected minimally if at all.

More than willing to answer any and all questions.
Josh

 

Since 2004, Metro U.S. has had five editors-in-chief:

Stefano Hatfield
Brian Moss
Mark Moore
Maggie Samways
Jon Auerbach

There could be a sixth, although I'm not sure if the paper actually has named an editor since Auerbach got canned. They've had at least three U.S. directors during this time. The papers are currently up for sale and are bleeding money ($10.6 million in past 12 months)

http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2008/01/12/metro_puts_us_papers_up_for_sale/

The company is being sued by one of its former publishers.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02262008/business/metro_is_sued_by_its_ex_publisher_99344.htm

Stable enough for ya?

The sports department has been "affected minimally" because it is composed of one full-time position.

 

It's on!

 

Someone cue up Gonna Fly Now!!!

 

media dork: clubber. any predictions?

clubber: paaaaaaaaain.

 

$40K in Philly? Will they let you put a cot in the office to sleep on?

 

Has this position been filled?

 

were you hired?

 

No. You?