Auburn beat writer

[Kevin Price]

The Ledger-Enquirer, a McClatchy-owned daily newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, is seeking a writer to cover Auburn football and recruiting with a heavy emphasis on digital work, including video.

The ideal candidate
• will have college football beat experience and be able to go beyond just covering the games.
• will need to be able to produce features, theme stories and breaking news stories.
• must be highly-skilled in using social media to drive readers to our website.

This position is based in Auburn.

Send resume, clips and references to [email protected]

 

[BigRed]

They had 3 Auburn writers leave in 3 years.
So they tried to hire a writer right out of college that they could mold.
He left in less than two years.
I think you can see the model they're looking for here.

 

[wfl]

They had 3 Auburn writers leave in 3 years.
So they tried to hire a writer right out of college that they could mold.
He left in less than two years.
I think you can see the model they're looking for here.

Ryan is staying on the Auburn beat, fwiw

 

[Doc Holliday]

The only job worse than this is covering Alabama and Nick Saban.

 

[boundforboston]

Ryan is staying on the Auburn beat, fwiw

So how is the sports department being restructured?

 

[wfl]

So how is the sports department being restructured?

He's moving to a different outlet that covers Auburn and this is to replace him at the L-E

 

[dirtybird]

They had 3 Auburn writers leave in 3 years.
So they tried to hire a writer right out of college that they could mold.
He left in less than two years.
I think you can see the model they're looking for here.

Hiring good talent that often moves on to bigger gigs?

 

[BDC99]

Hiring good talent that often moves on to bigger gigs?

Yep, it's a high-profile beat in a pretty small shop, so there will always be turnover.

 

[Sports Guy]

The only job worse than this is covering Alabama and Nick Saban.

Have you ever covered 'Bama yourself?

 

[Doc Holliday]

Nope, and never will. Those people down there are insane. Malzahn and Saban fit right in.

 

[BigRed]

Hiring good talent that often moves on to bigger gigs?

Hiring young people that they don't have to pay a lot of money to. Hence the constant turnover.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Have you ever covered 'Bama yourself?

Actually, I have but not in terms of being an Alabama beat writer. I've covered Alabama a few times, but only because the opponent was my beat.

 

[Sports Guy]

I spoke with someone about a 'Bama website job a couple years back. I was afraid I would never do enough to appease the audience there.

 

[Florida_Man]

Any updates on this one?

 

[Tweener]

Any updates on this one?

You're hired!

Seriously, man, it's been two weeks. Settle down.

 

[Florida_Man]

You're hired!

Seriously, man, it's been two weeks. Settle down.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Different places move at different paces. That's why I asked. But is that offer still standing?

 

[JosephMyers]

I'll toss in my two cents' worth since I just came from down that way. I freelanced for Kevin for the last 3+ years and he's a good guy to work for. Always on the lookout for assignments for me and always seemed to give Ryan (another good guy, by the way) free rein to do whatever he needed to do to cover the beat. You'll occasionally get pulled in to do the random high school game if things get hectic, but for the most part, it's all Auburn, all the time.

 

[boundforboston]

Anybody hear back on this one? There are two Auburn openings.

 

[Matt Stephens]

Speaking of Auburn, I don't know what Montgomery is planning on doing, but its writer left for AL.com. If you don't get this one, maybe keep an eye out.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I don't think Montgomery is in the best of situations. Might want to rethink that one.