Job Description

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High school sports reporter

Req #42960

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 11:00 PM

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IndyStar, part of the Gannett Inc. and the USA TODAY NETWORK, is seeking a reporter to help cover a key beat in Indiana: high school sports. This reporter would team up with two other preps reporters to help meet the demand for great high school sports coverage across Indiana. We are looking for someone who can produce high-value storytelling, including enterprise stories that provide context and analysis, entertaining features and investigative pieces. The ability to break news is critical, and this reporter must be able to develop strong sourcing. This reporter will develop content that takes advantage of all delivery forms available to us, including social media, mobile, podcast, desktop, video, television and print. IndyStar is looking to fill this position quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities will focus on storytelling opportunities in football and boys/girls basketball, enterprise and being the go-to source for wrestling coverage and emerging sports.
• High school sports remain a key audience for us. IndyStar’s preps coverage strategy to sports-specific beats has proven to be a key source of subscription growth. We want to build on that.
• Would also assist in coverage of big events (Indy 500, NCAA events)
• Be a curious, assertive and self-starting journalist who jumps to report on breaking news and trending topics with urgency.
• Harness social media and messaging platforms, including Facebook, Threads, X, Instagram, TikTok and/or Reddit, as a newsgathering tool.
• Optimize stories for target audience groups using SEO and metrics information.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least two years of reporting or digital producing at a news outlet.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take photos and record video/audio in the field.
• Solid news judgment and adherence to journalism ethics.
• Dedication to fairness and accuracy, as well as a commitment to report with compassion and sensitivity.

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

1. Your resume – one to two pages.
2. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
3. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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Media

Job Function

Content Production

Pay Type

Hourly

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