Carolina Panthers Reporter - Charlotte, N.C.

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Description:

Carolina Panthers beat reporter

The NFL/Carolina Panthers sports news reporter will provide comprehensive, exclusive coverage of the Carolina Panthers and related NFL issues that are interesting and compelling to our broad readership. The Panthers reporter will produce everything from breaking news to enterprise and analytical writing. In covering one of the most important beats at the newspaper, the reporter will astutely use social media as a news-gathering tool, an engagement opportunity, and a means to put our news and enterprise in front of a topic-specific audience across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms. Our Panthers writer provides coverage for all of our McClatchy Carolinas newsrooms.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Publish breaking Carolina Panthers news as it happens – be fast and first, without sacrificing accuracy and clarity.
  
  
• Build a wide range of NFL and Carolina Panthers sources — from players and coaches locally to agents, league officials and experts — to keep the Observer competitive against local and national outlets for breaking news and enterprise.
  
  
• Write analytically for the sports fan who has watched the game but is looking for a deeper understanding of what they saw.
  
  
• Proactively look for opportunities to tap into trending NFL topics as they relate to the Carolina Panthers.
  
  
• Work collaboratively as part of a team with other reporters and editors.
  
  
• Bring your own story ideas to the table, and be ready to take assignments as well.
  
  
• Be a master of social media – both as a news-gathering tool, and as a way to push the news out quickly and build our audience, as well as your own brand.
  
  
• Understand your audience metrics – which of your stories are resonating with readers, and which are not? Working with your editor, regularly mine this data for takeaways about how we can build and engage our audience.
  
  
• Regularly enhance your stories with your video, third-party video, embedded tweets and links to related Observer stories.
  
  
• Find enterprise stories that make for a deeper read and use storytelling techniques to engage readers.
  

Education and knowledge: College degree required. Minimum of two years of digital journalism experience required. Extensive background in journalism, video and digital media preferred.

Skills:

• Strong reporting skills, including asking smart, persistent questions.
  
  
• Speed with breaking news. Push out the news quickly and accurately.
  
  
• Ability to develop strong sources on a competitive beat.
  
  
• Flexibility to juggle multiple stories and priorities.
  
  
• Ability to shift priorities in a flash, as the news dictates.
  
  
• Ability to work independently, drawing on solid news judgment, while maintaining timely communication with editors.
  
  
• Demonstrated mastery of social media – as a reporting tool and as a way to push out news, build and engage our audience and enhance your own brand.
  
  
• Exceptional track record with accuracy – built on strong work habits geared toward double-checking facts, names and figures.
  
  
• Ability to produce exceptionally clean, clear, concise copy every time.
  
  
• Strong skills as a collaborator, able to work constructively with editors and reporting colleagues in a deadline-driven environment.
  

Send letter, resume and 6-10 links to your best work to Executive Sports Editor Mike Persinger, [email protected]

 

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Joe Person, I believe.

 

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