Sports editor/reporter, Blair, NE

From JournalismJobs.com

Company: Enterprise Publishing Co.

Website: http://www.enterprisepub.com

Description: Sick of being a number rather than a person? Worried about layoffs? Would you like to work for a company that values its employees? Do you have a passion for local sports and small-town journalism? Enterprise Publishing Co. is hiring a sports editor/reporter. As a member of our news team, you'll manage sports coverage for our twice-weekly and weekly newspapers, website and social media, and also support our news and feature writing staff.

The Washington County Pilot-Tribune/Enterprise and Arlington Citizen are the area's No. 1 source for local news. The family-owned Enterprise Publishing Co. is headquartered in the growing community of Blair, just 20 minutes from Omaha and minutes from the Iowa border. The company offers a competitive pay and benefits package. The candidate will be required to live in Washington County.

The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications:

* Minimum three to five years post-undergrad work experience at a newspaper, including sports reporting

* Solid understanding of journalism fundamentals, including AP style, accuracy, ethics and grammar

* Experience with newspaper layout using InDesign

* Experience in photojournalism using DSLR cameras

* Newspaper experience with website content management

* Demonstrated experience and comprehension of social media, especially Facebook and Twitter

Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume and at least five published clips as PDFs or links to Managing Editor Katie Rohman, editor@enterprisepub.com. No phone calls, please. Serious applicants only.

 

Blair is a nice community, and I had no problems working with the Enterprise Publishing people while I was part of the company. There might even be more than preps to cover now that Midland is trying to buy out the old Dana College campus.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130402/NEWS/704029926

 

It's right in between Tootie, NE and Jo, NE, adjacent to Natalie, NE.

 

Boooooo!!!!!!