The Messenger, Troy AL

Do you love sports?


http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1259790

Company: The Messenger
Position: Do you love sports?
Location: Troy, Alabama
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $20,000 to $25,000
Ad Expires: July 11, 2011
Job ID: 1259790
Website: http://www.troymessenger.com


Description:


If you're crazy about sports -- from rec league to prep to Division I college athletics -- then we have an opening for you. Troy Publications Inc. is seeking an energetic, talented sports writer to join our award-winning staff. Our coverage area includes Troy University, four high schools (with state titles in football, baseball and basketball) and youth sports that regularly produce state champions in baseball, softball and soccer. The ideal candidate will be able to develop relationships with coaches and understand how important sports coverage is at every level of the game. Excellent writing skills (and the ability to write game stories, features and columnes), photography skills and knowledge of InDesign are required. Ideal candidates also will have experience in social media and networking, including Twitter; Facebook; and live-blogging. Excellent salary and benefits available. If you're interested, send a cover letter, resume and work samples to Stacy Graning, publisher, at stacy.graning@troymessenger.com.

 

anyone know how big the sports staff is? Any idea if they travel for Troy football? They should at least travel for the regional games, I would think

 

"excellent salary and benefits available"

"$20,000 to $25,000"

 

You beat me to it ... but, hey, you're forgetting that you'd also be working for an "award-winning" publication.

 

Pretty sure it's a one-man sports staff, though you get a little variety from the usual preps-youth sports death march with there being a Division I school in town.

Troy University is pretty damn good in baseball, and generally goes to a lower level bowl in football. Kinda doubt you'd be able to make the annual football trips to south Florida (they play either Florida International or Florida Atlantic on the road every year).

The city high school, Charles Henderson, is nothing special in football, but has won at least one state title in baseball in the last decade. Pike County has one of the better small-to-middle-sized athletic programs in the state.

I know one semi-regular poster who used to work there, so he can probably fill us in with more if he trolls by.

 

Danger. Boone paper. Proceed at own risk.

 

No travel for Troy games, other than bowl games. Also, don't get too pumped about any real in-depth coverage of Troy. It will be basically game stories because you'll be strongly encouraged to spend most of your time on youth sports and high schools. Especially rec baseball.

 

I once worked for Stacy Graning. First-rate bitch, and I don't say that about many people.

Troy's a nice town, but it's a Boone paper, and you'll work your ass off.

Avoid Stacy Graning.

 

But $20-25k in Troy is like $100,000k in New York City.

 

So threebags what did this lady do to you?

 

Agreed. And also, the money doesn't go as far in Troy as you think it would. Renting is pretty expensive for anything decent because landlords jack the prices up due to the university constantly growing and bringing in more students.

 

yeah but you have to also learn what "columnes" are.