Sports copy editor, Marietta, Ga.

The Marietta Daily Journal is seeking a full-time sports copy editor/reporter for a Atlanta metro-suburban daily paper. The job revolves around coverage of 20 area high schools, Kennesaw State University and an active recreational sports scene.

Candidates must be able to cover a game and writer a player feature, and also someone who can find the interesting sidebars and enterprising stories our readers expect.

The right candidate must be able to take those stories, and with the use of our award winning photo department, design eye-catching pages that draw the reader’s attention.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, at least one-year experience as a sports writer/sports copy editor. Internships and work on college newspapers will be considered. Other duties will include – writing on a tight deadline, proficient in spelling, grammar, punctuation and an overall attention to detail. Must be knowledgeable in Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word.

Applicants must have a valid drivers license and good driving record.

This position comes with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualified candidates should send a brief cover letter, resume, five each writing and design samples and references to:

Resumes may be submitted via email at resumes@mdjonline.com or mail to: Human Resources Marietta Daily Journal P.O. Box 449 Marietta, Ga. 30061 RE: SPORTS POSITION

No phone calls please.

 

Run Away!!!

 

Is this the place where it's verboten to cover major sports events when they happen to take place just down the street in Atlanta?

 

Yes, but the turnover is so high that you could be sports editor in a matter of weeks.

 

Release the hounds!

 

Don't bother. Just search for the hundreds of previous threads about this place.

 

Can we just refrain from posting any more MDJ job openings on here? It only ends in ugliness. Every. Time.

 

Nah. We get just enough n00bs coming in that we need to keep warning them off about Marietta, Killeen, the JRC, &c.

 

Ok, make it the MDJ running job opening thread and sticky it.

 

It's probably not a good idea, but maybe we should consider having sticky good job/bad job threads. Enough people vote on a bad job, they get on the Hall of Suck. That way, newbs can be properly warned about our favorite garden spots.

 

Echo the sentiments expressed already. Just run away.

 

Nobody goes to Marietta.

And there's a good reason for that.

You just don't need a job that bad.