Senior Editor, NFL.com

What he said.

 

It's a job description. Lots of information in there. But, yeah, the pay is semi-important because if it's not going to work, especially living in L.A., what's the point?

 

Like I said: Don't ask about the money. You know you want to, and they expect that, but don't. But you could say: "I'm doing pretty good here. What is your salary range?"

That puts it back to them. Make them establish the salary range first, and see if it fits with you. Then you can say: "The job sounds great. I've got really good experience, as you can tell from my resume (clips, tearsheets, whatever), so I'm looking for a job in which I could earn XXX dollars because of what I can do for you."

Lays it back in their hands. They WILL pay that extra money if they want you. If they're offering you the job at that point, they want you. Don't take the first offer, ever. Find a way to say that you thought the job would pay more, and see where they go.

They have the hammer, of course. But if they want you, they will pay a lot more, and they're used to the negotiation process. They just don't want you to know that.

 

Hey, Dan:

Nobody's asking for negotiating advice, not are they negotiating or applying for a job on this thread. I think people are asking if anyone on this message board for journalists knows what the company is planning to pay, perhaps to decide if they believe it's worth pursuing. No more, no less.

 

OK, I can probably manage to live off that. The games are just once a week, so there should be plenty of time for freelancing.

 

Former colleague of mine just took a similar job to this at NFL.com. I was happy for him -- he'll do well there.

I guess what I'm saying is, I can vouch for there being one good guy in the newsroom.

 

Hey, Joe:

Do you feel threatened in some way by having someone post this advice? That was pretty useful info for people who don't have experience with negotiation.

 

Why is this job posting getting so much more attention than Yahoo's NASCAR editor position? Both Yahoo and NFL.com are located in Southern California, within a traffic jam of each other. Both, presumably, have a similar pay scale. Both have respected journalists with established track records running them. So has the stigma of working for the house organ finally worn off?

 

Any movement on this?

 

Perhaps Jlofty would be willing to fill us in on who got this gig ....