Sports Director

Description

40 / 29 the Hearst Television ABC affiliate in Rogers AR is looking for a Sports Director. We are looking for a Sports Director who can break the big sports stories move beyond the dry press conference sound bites enterprise compelling human interest stories and find the unique angles that will captivate the non-sports fan. This role reports to the News Director.

Responsibilities

• Delivers scripted and ad lib material with professionalism personality and purpose
• Regularly plans gathers and assembles stories on sports and special project assignments
• Coordinates with news managers and producers to develop stories that go beyond surface details that accentuate unique enterprise angles and have exclusive content
• Develops a network of sources who provide tips early access to information and allow us to break stories of significance
• Will contribute pictures video and text updates to mobile platforms consistently throughout the day
• Can juggle multiple stories and projects at once demonstrates exceptional time-management skills by meeting all deadlines under extraordinary pressure
• An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
• Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
• Appears on behalf of the station at public events
• Passion for sports required
• Previous television sports experience preferred

Requirements

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearsts benefit programs are modern flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

Medical Dental Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet your and your familys needs

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1