Sports Reporter - International Falls, MN

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SPORTS REPORTER

Do you enjoy high school sports and writing about the great outdoors? The International Falls Journal, northern Minnesota’s premier twice-weekly newspaper, has an opening for a Sports Reporter.

Jobs to be done include:

• Provide comprehensive coverage of area high school sports teams and outdoor-related stories/events. The successful candidate will write game reports, feature stories and columns for our print editions, take photos and post stories, videos and digital content on the Journal’s website.
• Develop strong relationships with coaches, athletes, sports fans and community supporters.
• Must be able to works nights and weekends to accommodate game/match schedules.
• Work collaboratively with members of creative team on layout of newspaper sports pages.

Job requirements are:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in experience.
• Exceptional spelling skills and attention to detail (particularly with names, dates, scores).
• Must be creative and organized, with a love for the written word, have a broad range of sports interests, and be a great story-teller.
• Solid knowledge of newspapers, journalism and need for immediacy in digital postings.
• Ability to take great action photos and shoot video in challenging weather/lighting conditions.
• Good verbal and interviewing skills. Should be able to express ideas clearly, work with many different personality types and communicate with others in a sensitive and encouraging manner.
• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative, deadline-oriented environment.
• Embrace our organization’s core values: Collaboration, Community, Integrity, Passion & Perseverance.

Other information:

• This is a full-time position.
• Benefits include: 401k match, health insurance contribution, PTO, paid holidays.

Interested candidates should submit their resume to laurel@ifallsjournal.com.

The International Falls Journal is an affiliate of North Star Publishing and Big Fish Works.

Our office is located at 1602 Highway 71, International Falls, MN.