Sports reporter - Nassau County Record

Company: Nassau County Record
Position:
SPORTS REPORTER WANTED
Location:
Callahan, Florida
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: $25,000 to $30,000
Ad Expires:
September 18, 2009
Job ID: 1086028
Website: http://nassaucountyrecord.com

Description:
The Nassau County Record, a 5,000-circulation award-winning community newspaper in western Nassau County, Florida, has an immediate opening for an energetic, motivated and knowledgeable sports reporter. The beat includes coverage of all West Side sports, including teams at two high schools, two middle schools and one private school, in addition to club sports, hunting, fishing and motocross. The job has varied hours that change as sports schedules change. The reporter is responsible for his or her own artwork to accompany stories. Applicants must have a college degree and reporting and photography experience is preferred. Applicants proficient in Quark will be strongly considered – please note experience level on resume. The full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits. Applicants should send a 100-word essay defining what they believe community journalism is, along with a cover letter, resume and writing clips, to Amanda Bishop, Editor, Nassau County Record, P.O. Box 609, Callahan, FL 32011. Resumes may also be emailed to editor@nassaucountyrecord.com, with clips to follow via U.S. mail. Resumes will be accepted until Aug. 25, with immediate selection turnaround, as football season begins Sept. 4.

 

A minimum of 25k is pretty generous for a weekly only covering 2 high schools