Sports Editor - Pittsfield, MA

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Date Posted September 01, 2015
Industry Newspapers / Wires
Location Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Position Editor
Specialty Sports/Outdoors
Job Status Full-time
Salary Not Specified
Website http://www.berkshireeagle.com

Description:
The Berkshire Eagle, headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass., has an opening for a sports editor to lead a four-person department. The ideal candidate will be skilled in digital storytelling (including video and photography) and social media, and will possess solid news judgment, excellent editing skills, a flair for writing, and a record of accuracy. The right candidate will uphold The Eagle's standing as our region's No.1 source for sports news online, on mobile, in print, and on social media. A master's in journalism and/or a minimum of five years of experience is required. This is a full-time position with benefits. Send a cover letter, resume and three recent samples of your work to hr@berkshireeagle.com. Resumes accepted until Sept. 11, 2015.

 

Odd education/experience requirements. I know a ton of people with 1-3 years of experience (post-school) who are a hell of a lot better than folks with a master's.

 

Odd education/experience requirements. I know a ton of people with 1-3 years of experience (post-school) who are a hell of a lot better than folks with a master's.

It's New England, dude. Up there they value education over almost anything else.

 

Whatever that means.

Pittsfield is your typical struggling small post-industrial city. I think GE is totally out of the town now. I find charm in those places, though, and you're also around some scenic territory (Berkshires, near Tanglewood, etc.).

Not sure who just left as SE, but they've had some good staffers over the years. The smaller North Adams daily was folded into the Eagle a couple years ago.

Albany is an hour or so, probably can do Boston in 2.5, New York is somewhere north of 3 hours.