Help The Daily News captivate and engage audiences by joining our award-winning staff as a sports editor/sports reporter.
The Ideal Candidate
A self-motivated journalist who enjoys having a hand in multiple parts of telling a good story and attracting an audience to it.
In the editor role, you will ensure stories are maximized for the greatest digital reach while shepherding our award-winning print sections through the production process.
You’re an expert at leveraging analytics, video and multimedia to produce memorable journalism and build reader loyalty.
In the reporting role, you will cover eight or so high schools’ sports in Lower Columbia and at the local community college. Coverage will include an emphasis on enterprise and trend stories with fresh angles that have wide appeal.
You will be part of a staff that encourages creativity and experimentation in how we tell stories. The position does require working some nights, weekends, holidays and occasional travel.
A journalism, communications or English degree is required, as well as previous newspaper experience. We are looking for a commitment of at least two-plus years.
This position reports to the local news editor.
Position Responsibilities
This position will have a mix of editing, administrative and writing duties to include:
- Running the sports desk, including editing staff-written, freelance and wire copy to AP and local style standards while working with our regional design team to meet print deadlines
- Taking photos and videos and updating social media feeds
- Writing stories, features and columns with a focus on high school and college teams in Cowlitz County, Washington and Columbia County, Oregon
- A willingness to be digitally savvy: Every game covered should have at least one video component to it, whether it be a highlight or an interview with an athlete
- A willingness to be on live video streams and podcasts; knowledge of audio and video editing is helpful
- Write SEO-friendly headlines for our digital audience and catchy headlines for social media and our print products
- Strong organizational skills, with 100% energy on a daily basis is key to success
About Longview
Longview is located about 45 minutes north of Portland, Oregon, and two hours south of Seattle. Love nature? The Pacific Ocean is a one-hour drive to the west, the Columbia River Gorge is about an hour south, and Mount St. Helens and its surrounding lakes and mountains are an hour to the east.
When Mount St. Helens blew its top 44 years ago, The Daily News was there, winning a Pulitzer Prize and other awards for our coverage.
Please apply online and be sure to include a cover letter, clips and a resume.
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
