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The Times of Northwest Indiana, a 90,000+ circulation award-winning daily located 30 miles from downtown Chicago, is looking for a highly motivated, creative sports editor to lead a staff charged with being the dominant source for LOCAL sports news in print and on its various digital platforms, including nwi.com.

This position is responsible for developing, coordinating and managing a thorough local sports report that ranges from the digital immediacy of breaking news and high school game updates to well-planned, long- and short-range enterprise journalism projects.


The Times, Indiana’s second-largest daily newspaper, offers competitive compensation, an excellent benefits package, and a great working environment. Interested candidates may apply on line at nwi.com/timesjobs

EOE


Qualifications


The successful candidate will have at least 5 years post-college experience using the skills addressed hereafter. The candidate must have a solid understanding of sports journalism; be part of a collaborative management team that looks to engage and build new audiences; be a big-picture thinker who also is willing to roll up his/her sleeves on deadline; be willing to work nights and weekends with some frequency; possess strong editing, time management, social media, consensus-building and organizational skills; and be able to manage a workload with possible conflicting priorities.

https://lee.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl
 
OK, what is the deal here? This opening comes up too frequently.
 
I was going to bump up the old thread last night, but since this is on here... Courtney Linehan was named Managing Editor of RedEye, the Trib's tabloid.
 
I think the caps lock LOCAL says it all. I have heard there is more emphasis on preps than at most papers this close to a major metro area, even with Chicago and Notre Dame within spitting distance. Obviously you need to have a balance if you cover the pros in a suburban market, but they like the teeter-totter with one end down.
 
Go on the Lee website and directly apply. It's still listed there.
 
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Job was reposted today on JJ.

http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1518857
http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?JobID=1518857&printf=Y

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August 8, 2013

Company: The Times Media Company
Position:
Sports Editor
Location:
Munster, Indiana
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Not Specified
Ad Expires:
September 12, 2013
Job ID: 1518857

Description:

The Times Media Co.
Sports Editor
The Times of Northwest Indiana, a 90,000+ circulation award-winning daily located 30 miles from downtown Chicago, is looking for a highly motivated, creative sports editor to lead a staff charged with being the dominant source for LOCAL sports news in print and on its various digital platforms, including nwi.com.

This position is responsible for developing, coordinating and managing a thorough local sports report that ranges from the digital immediacy of breaking news and high school game updates to well-planned, long- and short-range enterprise journalism projects.

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years post-college experience using the skills addressed hereafter. The candidate must have a solid understanding of sports journalism; be part of a collaborative management team that looks to engage and build new audiences; be a big-picture thinker who also is willing to roll up his/her sleeves on deadline; be willing to work nights and weekends with some frequency; possess strong editing, time management, social media, consensus-building and organizational skills; and be able to manage a workload with possible conflicting priorities.

The Times, Indiana’s second-largest daily newspaper, offers competitive compensation, an excellent benefits package, and a great working environment. Interested candidates may apply on line at nwi.com/timesjobs

EOE
 
Did anyone apply for this the first time or might the paper have the bar set a little too high? Or are they looking for someone to work for peanuts?
 
The same job was posted two weeks ago so I don't think anyone had time to get hired and then leave.
 
Was he the news ed at Victorville? I saw that the Victorville paper is now looking for a news editor.
 
According to this, he was running the newsroom.

http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/press-38666-victorville-daily.html
 

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