Sports Reporter- Frederick, MD

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Company: The Frederick News-Post
Position:
Sports Reporter
Location:
Frederick, Maryland
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires:
November 15, 2013
Job ID: 1534928
Website: http://fredericknewspost.com

Description:

Are you passionate about covering high school sports and enjoy engaging with the local community? The Frederick News-Post, an award-winning, morning daily newspaper in western Maryland, is seeking such a person for a full-time sports writer position for its sports department. This position is based in Frederick, MD, about an hour outside of Washington, D.C.


This person will be responsible for covering youth, high school and professional sports. Must also be able to paginate pages as well as edit copy, write headlines, and proof pages. Must possess online and social media skills to include writing brief dayparts, tweeting, posting stories, videos and photos to the website and sending out e-alerts.
We’re looking for an individual who is a team player, has a positive attitude and can work with a collaborative spirit with others under daily deadline pressures. A Bachelors degree, preferably in Journalism, English, or related program, is required. Experience with QuarkExpress or InDesign is preferred. Must possess a valid Maryland operator’s license and furnish current driving record with no more than two points for a period of two years and a reasonably acceptable driving history with no suspensions.

This is a nighttime shift from 3 p.m. to midnight, Monday-Friday, but must have the ability to work a flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays. Send resume, work samples and salary requirement to: jobs@newspost.com (with sports reporter in the subject line).

 

Family-owned newspaper. Beautiful building opened in the last decade or so. Awesome town. Expensive to live there on a community journalist's salary but surrounding areas are more affordable.

I don't have any insider information on this one, but I would assume it is basically going to be a prep sports gig. That's their bread and butter.

 

Went to Frederick a couple years ago because a friend was brunching at Volt. OK, I thought, whatever. I really was impressed with the downtown. You're not horribly far from DC (MARC ride or just drive into Germantown and get the Metro) but far enough removed where you're not subsumed by it. If I were 10 years younger, I'd totally be all over this.

 

Frederick...... The Frederick News-Post.....Do your homework on the paper and the area...Good Luck to those who apply..

 

Drip, that is a cryptic, general bit of advice. Care to elaborate?

 

There's nothing to elaborate on newbie. If you're interested in the job, go for it and good luck. Just do your homework about the paper and the area. That advice goes for any open job out there.