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The Baltimore Sun · 1 day ago

Community Sports Editor

Baltimore, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$55K/yr - $70K/yr

3+ years exp

The Baltimore Sun seeks a Community Sports Editor to lead our coverage of high school and Navy sports. This position will focus on engaging the community and developing early-career reporters while coordinating comprehensive sports coverage.

Publishing

Responsibilities

Assign and edit sports stories focusing on the dozens of high schools across the Baltimore region, as well as the Naval Academy and its 36 varsity sports teams

Assign and edit breaking news across sports beats

Mentor journalists, giving constructive feedback with the goal of continually honing their reporting and writing skills

Coordinate production of high-value digital content items such as scoring galleries, power rankings and other content local readers can't get anywhere else

Collaborate with the social media team to create and plan engaging video content

Collaborate with editors across the newsroom to generate story ideas

Use audience analytics and news judgment to inform decision-making

Assist with audience strategies and story planning for upcoming events and games

Edit daily copy as needed

Produce a daily budget, a list of stories going online and intended for print

Design print pages for community papers as well as The Sun

Updates sports collections on our websites

Work flexible hours, including nights and weekends as sporting events occur

Participate in daily in-office meetings

Qualification

Journalism degreeProfessional reporting experienceWeb-based content managementAP Style knowledgeSEO strategiesDigital content strategiesManagement experienceMedia law knowledgeAudience analyticsMentoring skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience

A minimum of 3 years of professional reporting experience (news publication and/or daily or weekly journalism experience strongly preferred)

Proven ability to work quickly and accurately using a Web-based content management system

Excellent knowledge of AP Style, SEO and digital strategies

Management experience that includes a collegial and encouraging management style that fosters budding talent and challenges veteran employees

Solid sports journalistic credentials with comprehensive knowledge of media law including copyright, libel, two-party consent, privacy, and fair use questions, in addition to a highly developed sense of ethics