Seattle Times seeking Sports Columnist

[paulbarrett]

The Seattle Times, a family-owned news organization and one of the nation's premier regional news sources, is hiring a Sports Columnist to join our Pulitzer Prize-winning newsroom. This individual will be a leading voice and help drive coverage in one of the nation's most competitive sports markets. This position helps frame community conversation around the Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, Kraken, OL Reign, Sounders, UW Huskies and other sports teams (likely including an NBA team in the coming years) while building reader loyalty through thorough reporting and lively and authoritative writing. You'll write three opinion pieces per week – analyzing and critiquing teams, players and front-office/administration strategies – and you'll produce occasional longer-form enterprise stories.

Apply online at The Seattle Times | Careers

E-mail Sports Editor Paul Barrett at pbarrett@seattletimes.com with questions.

 

[I Should Coco]

Just curious if someone is leaving.

 

[HanSenSE]

Just curious if someone is leaving.

Seconded.

 

[kickoff-time]

Rumor is Larry Stone is retiring.

 

[I Should Coco]

Rumor is Larry Stone is retiring.

Good for him. He's a strong writer and good columnist who will leave big shoes to fill.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Whatever you do, make sure to properly curry favor with Geoff Baker.

 

[MileHigh]

Rare opening for a big job. Good luck to all who apply.

 

[HanSenSE]

Confirmed (thread). And, it should be noted, going out on his own terms.

 

[MileHigh]

Good for Larry.

 

[Woody Long]

So is this a "Big Boy Job?" It's been a while since there's been a confirmed "Big Boy Job" posted here.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

He leaves of his own volition after serving as the president of the BBWAA this season. He just pulled our industry's John Elway.