Pro Sports Reporter, Dallas Cowboys_

**_Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve._****_Candidates who do not live in Dallas will be required to relocate to the Dallas area._****The base salary range is $65,000 to $80,000 per year.**Advance Local has an exciting opportunity fora **Pro Sports Reporter** **to cover the Dallas Cowboys** for LoneStarLive.com.As a **Pro** **Sports Reporter** , your coverage will include smart commentary, engaging profiles and unique stories that speak to a diverse audience of sports fans. We are a digital-only newsroom and on any given day you may find yourself writing a long-form narrative or a series of incremental updates to a breaking sports report, recording podcasts or chatting with fans on a YouTube livestream.The ideal candidate will be able to engage with readers and build a community around the Dallas Cowboys. We are looking for someone with strong communication skills who understands the intersectionality of sports, culture and entertainment.**What** **you'll** **be doing:**+ Provide reporting and analysis of pro sports+ Breaking news and feature reporting, as well as monitoring coverage and analysis on other sports news outlets and aggregating relevant reporting onto our site+ Contribute to the departments traffic and enterprise goals+ Report and create journalistically sound stories, videos and social posts that are balanced and factual, timely and topical, and well-sourced+ Use effective techniques of digital journalism: frequent posting, appropriate aggregation, engaging readers on social media, and monitoring traffic to better understand what is connecting with readers+ Self-publish articles, photos and videos, and be able to learn the Arc publishing system or any future CMS**For this position, we are looking for candidates:**+ Who are versatile and can write authoritatively+ Driven, dynamic reporters and writers with the ability to deliver a high volume of content every day+ Able to proactively identify stories that are trending and respond quickly, keeping the quality of content consistent and engaging+ With flexibility to cover what is needed, which may be during early shifts, nights or weekends+ Who can succeed in a collaborative environment while also possessing the ability to work independently**Our ideal candidate will have the following:**+ Bachelors degree in journalismor communications or equivalent education and related work experience with a proven ability in journalism reporting and writing+ Minimum fouryears of experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing, including a minimumtwo years of pro or college sports beat experience+ Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience for a top-tier professional or college sports team+ Ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately+ Experience with search engine optimization practices+ Experience using social media to source and promote content+ Demonstrated capability to react quickly and deliver audience as news breaks on the beat+ Understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content across a variety of platforms+ Skill at being a guest or hosting podcasts and video features+ Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors+ The ability to self-edit and deliver engaging and concise copy+ This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events