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Sports reporter -- Corvallis (Oregon) Gazette Times

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by boundforboston, May 29, 2013.

  1. boundforboston

    boundforboston Well-Known Member

    The Corvallis Gazette-Times, a 12,000-circulation daily in the heart of Oregon’s beautiful Mid-Willamette Valley, has an opening to join our four-person sports staff.

    The winning candidate will have the ability to do it all — reporting, writing, editing, page design and multimedia.

    Our main focus is on covering Oregon State University and we devote a lot of space to the Beavers, as well as our local high school teams.

    As part of Lee Enterprises, The Gazette-Times offers excellent earnings potential and a full benefits package, along with a professional work environment focused on growth opportunities for employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. All applicants considered for employment must pass a post-offer drug screen prior to commencing employment. A background/DMV check may be conducted depending on position.

    Please apply online at http://www.lee.net/careers. For consideration please attach links or examples of previous writing experience and/or examples of page layout and design.


    Qualifications


    Must have a degree in journalism or equivalent combination of experience and education
    Previous experience on a daily newspaper a plus
    Strong written and verbal communication skills
    Ability to work flexible schedule which will include nights, weekends and holidays
    Excellent organizational skills
    Demonstrated skill and ability with Multi-media platforms
    Demonstrated news writing and reporting ability
    Ability to meet deadlines and work within a fast paced environment
    Work within a team environment
     
  2. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Good opportunity for someone to cut their teeth covering a little bit of everything, including a Pac-12 program. Unless things have changed A LOT in the last few years, they are NOT a large paper in terms of newshole. And they do have to compete with larger papers on the OSU beat. But they do a pretty decent job with OSU for a staff their size.
     
  3. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    If you're tired of covering a football program with little or no media access and a coach who makes every aspect of your job harder than it needs to be, this is your dream job.
     
  4. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Yeah, Mike Riley is great. Interviewed him in a bar once, just chatted up a storm and very candid.
     
  5. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Bob Condotta ‏@bcondotta
    Oregon State overcomes its competitive disadvantage of open practices and talking about injuries to beat UCLA and likely move into Top 25.

    One of the best tweets of the 2012 season.
     
  6. silvercharm

    silvercharm Member

    Interesting. Wonder if someone left. Because just a few months ago, they laid off a reporter.
     
  7. silvercharm

    silvercharm Member

    Guess I could have done five minutes of investigative reporting to find out. Cliff Kirkpatrick is leaving to go to Alabama

    http://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/cliff-kirkpatrick/free-agency-claims-this-sports-writer/article_0d04e974-c3de-11e2-b811-001a4bcf887a.html
     
  8. TGO157

    TGO157 Active Member

    We also talked about it in the thread.
     
  9. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    "Good opportunity for someone to cut their teeth covering a little bit of everything, including a Pac-12 program."

    This isn't the New York Times, but it's not an entry-level job by a long shot. And there's a wonderful candidate in a neighboring state if he wants to get back into the rat race of daily newspaper journalism. ;)
     
  10. llcharlie

    llcharlie Member

    They forgot to list sweeping the floor and taking out the garbage for Lee salary.
     
  11. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    To each his own. Mike Riley turned the Tide down, or so rumours have it. Corvallis ain't Manhattan, but it ain't Birmingham, either. Much more, um, laid back. Most of the nut cases are up the road in Eugene.
     
  12. Zads07

    Zads07 Member

    So maybe a job for recent college grads?
     
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