Sports Editor- Hagerstown, MD

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Company: The Herald-Mail Company
Position:
Sports Editor
Location:
Hagerstown, Maryland
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified
Ad Expires:
April 8, 2014
Job ID: 1568365

Description:

The Herald-Mail, an award-winning daily newspaper in Hagerstown, MD, has an exciting opportunity for a Sports Editor to join our staff. Responsibilities include supervising the sports department and being responsible for daily sports content in print, online and TV, while establishing an overall philosophy for all sports coverage. Located in western Maryland, The Herald-Mail is a daily newspaper with readership in portions of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland.

We’re seeking someone with knowledge of AP style and copy editing experience, with 3-5 years of management experience in a newsroom setting preferred. A bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field – or equivalent experience – is required, as is a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Essential skills and abilities:

• Must be a leader who honors deadlines, demonstrates sound news judgment and works with reporters to develop stories

• Must be able to communicate and develop relationships with coaches, school administrators, athletes and parents of athletes for stories and breaking news

• Oversee The Herald-Mail's sports-related social media and other evolving platforms

• Excellent writing, reporting and editing skills

• Able to design and proof newspaper pages as well as manage content on the main newspaper website and all social media platforms

The position offers a strong compensation and benefit package, including paid time off, group health and dental, and company 401(k). Hagerstown is 75 miles from Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The Herald-Mail is owned by Schurz Communications, a privately held company that owns television, cable, newspaper and radio properties throughout the country.

Additional information on Schurz is available at www.schurz.com, and via the following video link: http://youtu.be/7OuMd2ikx7k

Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements, and should visit the following website: www.schurz.jobs and search Requisition Number HM1801 to learn more about the position and apply.

EOE

 

My sister has lived in Hagerstown the past 40 years. It was also the second home for 18-year-old Pennsylvanians looking for beer in the '70s. So I know it well.

You're less than five miles from the Pennsylvania border here. Interstate 81 has less than 15 of its miles in the state of Maryland; this is it. Pennsylvania-Maryland-West Virginia in quick succession.

That said, I've always felt the Mason-Dixon influence is strong. You feel a different, more Southern vibe as soon as you get across the PA-MD border. Hagerstown definitely has its dark areas, but for the most part, it's a warm, clean community of about 40,000.

The best thing to be said about sports around there, I've got to say, is its proximity to the beltways. The only professional sport in Washington County is the Sally League baseball team in town. Only local colleges are D-II Shepherd (W.Va.), about 10 miles out of town, and Hagerstown Community College is a pretty good JC athletic program.

The high school teams don't seem to do too well on the state level, at least not in the major sports. The Herald-Mail does stretch up into Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania for a handful of schools; there is a bit more athletic success up there with Chambersburg and Greencastle.

 

What are the chances this can be filled with a young guy with less than three years of experience but someone who's motivated?

 

Only one way to find out. No snark intended; it's just that someone closer to that situation would have to make that call. It's a 27,000 AM daily, 32,000 on Sunday if that helps place it in the big picture.

 

Looks like an internal promotion


Company: The Herald-Mail Company
Position:
Assistant Sports Editor
Location:
Hagerstown, Maryland
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified
Ad Expires:
April 17, 2014
Job ID: 1570916

Description:

The Herald-Mail, an award-winning daily newspaper in Hagerstown, MD, has opportunity for a talented Assistant Sports Editor to join our staff. In addition to beat coverage as assigned by the sports editor, this person is responsible for serving as the editor in charge of the sports department in the absence of the sports editor. This person must be able to write game and feature stories, cover multiple varsity sports, edit copy, design and proof pages, take newspaper-quality photos, shoot and edit video, engage readers on social media and represent Herald-Mail Media on television. In addition, this editor must be innovative and embrace new challenges.

We’re seeking someone with knowledge of AP style, with at least three years of experience reporting at a daily newspaper. A bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field – or equivalent experience – is required, as is a valid driver’s license and good driving record.

Essential skills and abilities:

• Must have sound news judgment, be well-organized, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and be a problem-solver.

• Must have excellent communication skills and work well under tight deadlines.

• Need to have impeccable writing/reporting/editing skills, including spelling, grammar and accuracy.

• Must be able to design and proof newspaper pages as well as manage content on the main newspaper website and all social media extensions.

The position offers a strong compensation and benefit package, including paid time off, group health and dental, and company 401(k). Hagerstown is 75 miles from Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The Herald-Mail is owned by Schurz Communications, a privately held company that owns television, cable, newspaper and radio properties throughout the country.

Additional information on Schurz is available at www.schurz.com, and via the following video link: http://youtu.be/7OuMd2ikx7k

Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume and salary requirements, and should visit the following website: www.schurz.jobs and search Requisition Number HM1792 to learn more about the position and apply.

EOE

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