Sports Reporter, The Brownsville Herald

The Brownsville Herald, a daily in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, seeks sports writing candidates.

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, competent reporter who is well-organized, loves the job and hates being beaten by the competition. This entry-level position will include high school coverage, general assignments and desk work.

The Brownsville-Los Fresnos-Port Isabel area loves its sports, mainly of the high school, boxing and soccer varieties. It also is home to The University of Texas at Brownsville, which will merge in 2015 with another university in the region to form The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

High school sports are covered extensively, and the paper is also involved in RGVSports.com The Magazine, a quarterly high school sports publication written and designed by the sports departments of the Herald, Valley Morning Star and The Monitor. The Herald sports staff also is part of RGVSports.com, our high school sports website.

The Herald offers its employees a competitive salary and benefits. Fluency in Spanish is a big plus, along with experience in designing pages using InDesign.

Interested candidates can send a cover letter, resume and work samples to Bryan Read, Sports Editor, at The Brownsville Herald, 1135 E. Van Buren, Brownsville, TX 78520. You can also email your resume and clips to bread@brownsvilleherald.com. For more information, call (956) 982-6621.

The Herald is an Equal Opportunity employer. Non-U.S. citizens wishing to apply for a position must already be in possession of a valid work visa and other appropriate documentation.

 

One could do worse for an entry-level position.

 

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