Sports Editor | Caro, Michigan

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The Advertiser in Caro, MI., has an immediate opening for a sports editor.

This editor's primary responsibilities are thoughtful leadership of the twice-weekly

print sports sections and contributions to social media . The core requirements

include previous experience as a sports writer and a love for high school sports.

Pagination skills and a journalism degree are a plus.

The Advertiser is a community-focused, twice-weekly newspaper. It was named a

finalist for the 2016 Michigan Press Association newspaper of the year in its

division.

Prospective candidates should make their interest known as soon as possible. To

apply, please submit a brief letter of introduction, current resume, names of three

references, and examples of your best work. Please mention SPORTS EDITOR in

the subject line when applying to john@tcadvertiser.com.

 

Has anyone heard anything about this job?

 

This was my former job a decade ago and I still have some contact with people that work there or used to work there and know what's going on.
I am told the former SE became the new ME and is looking for a replacement. But I haven't heard if they have made a hire yet.

The paper is basically all high school coverage and it covers about a dozen schools or so (my memory is a bit foggy since it was a few jobs ago) and about 3 conferences. There was a summer baseball league in town. There are a few very good teams in almost every sport, so expect to make a lot of state title runs in especially football, softball, volleyball and wrestling. It's a 1-man shop though and deadlines are tough. Shoot, write, edit and layout. It's a good step for someone that has never been in charge of a shop, but it's tough and the hours can be rough. I also did local sports talk radio while there, not sure if that is still tied in though.

 

You get to cover the local team, the Corn Syrups.

 

Trust me...there is plenty of corn around there to justify that name.