Reporter - High School Sports

Summary of Position

Newsday, an award-winning news organization serving Long Island through its portfolio of print and digital products, has an opening for a versatile sports reporter to cover high school sports in a region with over 150 public and private high schools.

The ideal candidate has a range of storytelling skills, can write for various platforms and engage and grow a digital audience. The candidate will be required to collaborate with NewsdayTV, which includes writing scripts and producing video packages.

This position requires writing on tight deadlines, excellent reporting skills and the ability to produce fast, clear and high-impact stories that shed new light on trends both on and off the field of play.

Reports to

High School Sports Editor

Essential Duties & Functions

• Build relationships with athletes, coaches and administrators to help break news and uncover exclusive stories.
• Produce engaging feature and enterprise stories off events, news and trends.
• Ability to deliver stories that stand out and drive subscriber value.
• Use social media to find sources and stories to supplement our reporting.
• Collaborate with our visual storytelling and social media teams.
• Collaborate with Newsday TV as we look to expand in key growth areas.

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills

• The candidate must have at least three years of reporting experience and a track record of developing and building sources to break news.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating content for all platforms.
• Strong news judgment and sense of what will resonate with our audiences.

Physical requirements

This position is hybrid with a three-day-per-week, in-office requirement

Compensation

The hourly base rate for this role is $33.93

Newsday Media Group is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and incumbents are selected, placed, trained, compensated and promoted without regard to actual or perceived sex, race, color, age, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partner status, military/veteran status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, religion or religious creed, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, Newsday Media Group provides a reasonable accommodation for applicants/incumbents with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation.