Sports Editor -- South Florida Sun Sentinel

[David Selig]

I'm leaving my position as Sports Editor at the Sun Sentinel to take on a Senior Digital Editor role, so there's a great opening down here in sunny South Florida. Feel free to reach out if you have questions.

Here's the job description and instructions to apply:

The South Florida Sun Sentinel is looking for a creative and versatile editor to lead its digital-first, award-winning sports department. Our team covers a dynamic and competitive market that boasts four pro teams (the Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, and Panthers), college teams that include the University of Miami Hurricanes, and local high schools that routinely produce top collegiate and pro athletes.

This is a job for an experienced and hungry leader who is eager to take a talented staff to new heights.

Responsibilities:

· Drive aggressive coverage of our local sports beats in a competitive media market.

· Innovate ways to build audience, including using social media and email newsletters.

· Brainstorm fresh ideas for video to accompany stories on all our sport beats.

· Work with writers and editors to generate enterprise stories that go beyond daily beat coverage.

· Make fast decisions on story play on the sports channels of our website.

· Use digital metrics to make coverage decisions and assess areas for audience growth.

· Plan and execute high-quality special sections, including our award-winning annual football preview, three All-County high school sections and other season preview packages.

· Collaborate with advertising to monetize our strongest content.

Qualifications:

· At least three years of management experience.

· Demonstrated leadership skills.

· Experience directing major breaking news and enterprise coverage.

· Strong story development and line editing skills.

· Facility with social media, web production and search engine optimization.

Interested and qualified candidates should apply to Managing Editor Dana Banker, [email protected], by Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Applicants should include a resume, a letter of interest outlining their vision of the job, and work samples that illustrate competitive success, journalistic depth and multimedia prowess.

 

[Rockbottom]

Big. Boy. Job.

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[BTExpress]

Used. To. Be.

 

[ondeadline]

I may be in the minority on this. But I'm so sick of seeing (mostly on Twitter) a set of one-word sentences. Many times, they would form a legitimate sentence if a period didn't follow each word.

 

[Riptide]

I may be in the minority on this. But I'm so sick of seeing (mostly on Twitter) a set of one-word sentences. Many times, they would form a legitimate sentence if a period didn't follow each word.

Yes. Make. It. Stop.

 

[Bronco77]

I'd still consider it a good job in the grand scheme of things -- major metro, major-league sports market, still some talented people on staff. But certainly not as "big boy" as it used to be without the army of reporters and a dedicated sports desk that helped make that section so good back in the day. As with most newspaper jobs these days, it's best approached with a "buyer beware" mentality. As I recently posted elsewhere, the publisher supposedly has warned of a 50 percent newsroom staff reduction over three years if revenue trends continue. Might already have started in sports as two veteran reporters and the assistant sports editor in charge of high school coverage have been shown the door in the past few months.

 

[Fran Curci]

Does the sports editor get to be in charge of high school sports with no help?

 

[Waldo9939]

Uh oh. 3 ... 2 ... 1

 

[boundforboston]

Uh oh. 3 ... 2 ... 1

?

 

[Waldo9939]

?

Post was taken down apparently.

 

[Potter]

Post was taken down apparently.

There was an Oct. 6 deadline to apply, according to the original post.

 

[Waldo9939]

Yup and the original post apparently was begging to see if they could still get the job

 

[1HPGrad]

I'm sure some Herald ASE types are in the running for this. Wondering if Rojas now becomes a candidate, too.

 

[MileHigh]

There is no doubt about the former part of that. Don't know about the latter after this week's news, but it certainly changes the dynamics of things.

 

[Fran Curci]

The Herald had so many layoffs in recent years, I wonder if they currently have any assistant sports editor(s).

 

[BTExpress]

Would be a hoot to see my former supervisor, laid off in Lauderdale in 2009 and now a slot at the Herald, get the job.

 

[1HPGrad]

Yeah, the way it went down, sounds like Rojas had a sense it was coming and maybe that's why S-S hadn't done anything yet. Who knows. Pure speculation on my part as to S-S side of it.
Those papers just need to merge and get it over with.

 

[Bronco77]

Interviewed with Rojas and his then-boss many years ago (ultimately turning down their offer) and he expressed a lot of admiration for the Sun Sentinel. Of course, this was when the Sun Sentinel had huge sports sections and was winning APSE triple crowns.

Could see him going there -- but then again, Dave Tepps of the Palm Beach Post had been let go and was available the last time the Sun Sentinel job was open. He seemed like a logical candidate, but I'm not sure he was even considered.

 

[MileHigh]

The Herald today moved their night operations editor and a former sports staffer to replace Rojas.

 

[Fran Curci]

Anyone hear anything?