Buffalo Bills writer - The Buffalo News

[JoshBarnett]

Buffalo News readers have an insatiable appetite for the Bills – we publish at least one Bills story every day, often many more – and we are looking for an experienced and aggressive reporter who can take them behind the scenes at One Bills Drive.

Our ideal candidate will be able to break news and tell great stories, often simultaneously. He or she will be as comfortable working sources as sitting in the press box covering the game. We are looking for someone whose writing reflects ambition and enterprise and can provide expert analysis on our No. 1 franchise topic.

A deep knowledge of football is a must. NFL coverage experience is preferred.

Other requirements include:

• Proficiency in social media as a reporting and reader engagement tool
• Ability to write quickly, clearly and accurately on deadline
• Digital fluency
• Effective time management skills given multiple responsibilities and travel commitments.

The team and our city are on the upswing. Despite its Rust Belt reputation, Buffalo is one of the best places in the United States. We are in the midst of a revitalization, young people are arriving to take new economy jobs and warehouses are being rehabbed into great apartments. (More than 100,000 students attend the region’s 23 colleges and universities.) The city has two professional sports teams, a philharmonic, a growing waterfront, 27 theater companies, a burgeoning medical campus and plenty of attitude. Buffalo also has some of the best summer weather in the world and great summer recreation on our two Great Lakes – Erie and Ontario. Not to mention Niagara Falls, Toronto and ski slopes all within a short drive.

Interested candidates should email a resume, a letter outlining how you will help make us better and writing samples that show the diversity of your work to Executive Sports Editor Josh Barnett at [email protected].

 

[intheshadow]

It's encouraging to see good things happen to good people, and Katherine is an excellent person and journalist. She's going to do great work on this beat.

 

[JoshBarnett]

The official announcement was planned for Monday morning but guess this is where I say the position has been filled.

We are really appreciative of all the interest that we received about the opening.

 

[playthrough]

Leaving Phoenix for Buffalo, now that's a shock to one's clothes closet.

Of course, congrats to Katherine.

 

[HanSenSE]

Not to work Josh's corner, but ...

 

[studthug12]

Leaving Phoenix for Buffalo, now that's a shock to one's clothes closet.

Of course, congrats to Katherine.

But leaving Gannett, so she will feel warm on the inside!!

 

[JoshBarnett]

Funny story. ... Our initial conversation was during the recent big-time heat wave.

She said, "It's 115 degrees here."

I said, "Well, it's about half that here."

That was only a joke, but not far off. But Buffalo summers and falls are highly underrated. Just gorgeous.

 

[micropolitan guy]

But leaving Gannett, so she will feel warm on the inside!!

For Lee? Not so fast.

But the Ted's Hot Dogs mothership is in WNY, just a branch office in Mesa. And beef on weck. And La Nova pizza. Wings of course, and a budding craft brewing industry, even though everybody still drinks Blue. The real estate market might be a shock, not Phoenix or the West Coast but WNY housing isn't as inexpensive as even three years ago.

Learn how to say Scajaquada with the Buffalo "a" (Scajaaaaaquada) and you're all set. But remember you're in WNY, not Upstate.

 

[MileHigh]

Not to work Josh's corner, but ...

That's a classy tweet by Larry.