Sports Reporter

Are you skilled at writing clear, concise and engaging copy? Do you love local sports? If you are dedicated to accurate reporting, telling the stories of local athletes and believe in the importance of local community journalism, we want you on our team.

Paperboy.news operates five local newspapers and is looking for a sports reporter in its Pierce County, Wis. location who can cover sports at the prep and regional level. Our staff is small, but we pride ourselves on covering five school districts, UW-River Falls and summer sports leagues.

You will fit in nicely if you are committed to local reporting and telling the stories of athletes, coaches and games. You can expect a variety of job duties, such as reporting game statistics, interviewing coaches and players, offering game commentary, and writing engaging features.

Job Responsibilities
Develop features on sports and athletes of interest to local audiences
Cover games, meets and events, primarily at the prep level
Shoots photos and/or video as part of game coverage
Write stories using proper grammar and AP style guidelines while also ensuring they are compelling and professional in style and presentation
Ability to double-check writing for clarity, grammar and overall story presentation; accept and make suggestions and assist with any revisions that need to be made
Arrange and conduct interviews when needed
Create relationships with coaches, athletic directors and athletes to develop access to credible sources for future stories
Convert stories to be posted on company website, and create social media posts to drive traffic to the website
Meet all deadlines for projects as requested by editor
Actively participate in newsroom planning discussions