Sports Editor- Roanoke Rapids, NC

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Company: The Daily Herald
Position:
Sports Editor
Location:
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $25,000 to $30,000

Description:

SPORTS EDITOR (signing bonus)



The Daily Herald, a 7,500 circulation daily nedwspaper in Roanoke Rapids, NC is looking for a creative sports journalist to take the lead in our sports coverage.



Our ideal candidate is a team player who has the ability to build relationships with coaches, athletic directors and players in the communities we serve.



The position’s primary responsibility is to cover sports activities in the two counties we serve. The job includes writing stories, related photography work, paginating sports pages, and loading sports stories and pictures on our website (RRDailyHerald.com). Some pagination and proofing of other pages in the paper is also required.



The successful applicant must be a strong writer and photographer and be familiar with a broad range of prep and youth sports. You must be able to write game stories as well as features, be organized, be a stickler for accuracy and well versed in the use of social media.



Qualifications include a college degree and sports writing experience. This position often requires work on evenings and weekends.



Roanoke Rapids a great place to live and is an ideal compromise between a big city and completely rural settings. Located on Interstate 95, we are approximately 90 miles from the Outer Banks and approximately 90 minutes from both Raleigh, NC, and Richmond, VA.



As part of Wick Communications, we offer a competitive package of pay and benefits, including medical, dental and 401(k). We are also offering a $1,000 signing bonus. We are an equal opportunity employer.



If you are interested in joining our news team please e-mail a letter of interest, resume and salary expectations to Matt Lindberg, managing editor, at mlindberg@rrdailyherald.com.

 

A diminshed sense of smell would be a good attribute for those interested in this position.

 

Agree with this statement, but the smell was on I-95 so I don't know if it permeates throughout the town or not.

 

Didn't the whole town disappear in 1586?

 

Not the same place. The Roanoke colony was near Manteo on the Outer Banks. Roanoke Rapids is much further inland and sits very close to the Virginia border.

 

But a few hours from Roanoke, VA.

 

... and 15 minutes from Lake Tahoe

 

Legend has it they moved to Robeson County, which I can assure you was a bad choice.