Sports Reporter - University of Nebraska Beat

Are you looking for a chance to cover some of the highest-profile, best-loved teams in college athletics? The Lincoln Journal Star, a Lee Enterprises, Inc. publication is looking for a versatile sports reporter who will be part of our HuskerExtra team covering University of Nebraska athletics, including football, basketball and several Olympic sports. The ideal candidate can write feature and game stories alike, cover a variety of teams and take part in podcasts and occasional videos. Here’s what’s in it for you – working for an award-winning, dynamic HuskerExtra team that loves to tell stories and give their writers freedom to take big, creative swings covering programs that routinely draw big crowds for their events. At Nebraska, it’s not just football that generates interest – its volleyball, women’s basketball, wrestling, softball, baseball and soccer. HuskerExtra provides the most in-depth coverage of NU sports with the biggest team of reporters, photographers and editors. We break stories, we make waves, we have fun. Our sports team is very much a team, joining for brainstorming, podcasts and projects. Because of high reader interest, sports stories often get A1 play in print and big daily digital promotion.

The Journal Star has brand new offices with modern workstations, a state-of-the-art video studio and comfortable collaborative spaces, our new offices don’t look like a traditional newsroom. Lincoln provides diverse cultural, entertainment and recreational opportunities befitting of a state capitol that doubles as home to a big flagship university. Our office sits on one of state’s best-interconnected bike trails and the city is full of craft breweries, coffee shops and small, independent restaurants. Pinnacle Bank Arena, home to NU’s two basketball teams, dozens of major concerts and a weekly Farmer’s Market each year, anchors the downtown Haymarket entertainment district.