Job Description

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. This position pays between $45,000 to $55,000 annually.

Advance Media New York is seeking a versatile high school sports reporter for ;Come join one of the biggest and best high school sports teams in New York.

This unique opportunity will include coverage of news developments (such as coaching changes and controversies), analysis of top players and teams, posts that involve players and readers, all-star team selections, feature stories and enterprise projects that go beyond the field or court. Proven success in digital news or sports is a must. You should be able to demonstrate journalistic standards, writing ability, web-style storytelling and the ability to quickly recognize and react to trending news. Video producing and photo editing experience is a plus.

The ideal candidate will understand the value of increasing audience and using social media to not only interact with our readers but also to find the stories that matter to them. Night and weekend work will be expected as will travel throughout our coverage area.

Upload your resume and provide links to the best work you've written. Don't bother linking to routine gamers or features. Send something that will make you stand out and include a cover letter to tell us why you'd be a good candidate to help build on what our team has already accomplished.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or Communications or related field
• Minimum of 1-2 years reporting experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience
• Ability to work under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
• Mastery of social media and digital interaction
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates from competitors
• Proven ability to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.