SPORTS EDITOR

Overall Responsibilities:

• Assign and oversee sports and feature stories; plan time schedules of sports reporters for the Dyersville Commercial, Manchester Press and Cascade Pioneer
• Write sports and feature stories, taking photos to accompany
• Create an interesting sports section each week
• Make sure that all sports content gets entered into the content management system
• Serve as a public relations representative

Specific Responsibilities:

• Writes accurate, fair, timely and interesting sports and feature stories
• Uploads sports stories, video and photos to the web.
• Gives appropriate coverage of area sports to our various high schools, based on news value and reader interest. 
• Maintains a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends
• Edits sports material for value, accuracy, timeliness and fairness
• Meets deadlines
• Develops news sources and business contacts. Represents the paper in service areas.
• Takes fresh, interesting feature and sports photos
• Monitors ongoing news and sports issues
• Assists in the creation of, and adheres to, WCI policies and journalistic ethics
• Maintains a "customer-comes-first" commitment to internal and external customer service.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or needed

Behavior:   Commitment to quality and service. A team player. Objectivity. Capable of accepting constructive criticism; communicative with other staff members and supervisors; imaginative; representative of the Dyersville Commercial and Cascade Pioneer; colleagues as a member of the journalism

Skills:   English language; spelling; communication; goal setting; computer operation; time management, photography and videography; ability to perform efficiently and accurately on deadline. Reporting, interviewing, writing, typing, planning and organizing; valid drivers license. Ability to upload news, photos and video to the web.

Knowledge:  Bachelor¹s degree or equivalent; preferably two years of newspaper or related media/communications experience; familiarity with overall newspaper operations, current events, sports and history.