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Adams Publishing Group LLC

Sports Editor

Adams Publishing Group LLC, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, us, 27906


The Daily Advance is seeking an energetic and dedicated Sports Editor to manage the department covering sports-related news and events in and around Elizabeth City and surrounding counties.

The job includes game coverage, features, preps notebook, enterprise reporting and selecting high school all-star teams by sport. The candidate must be comfortable with taking photos and video and must be adept at using social media both for storytelling and to find story ideas.

The job requires regularly working nights and occasionally working weekends.

Major Responsibilities

Provide local sports coverage of events, including writing, photography, and occasionally videographyCultivate and manage sources in the community to provide submitted sports contentSports feature writingResponsible for all content in sports section pagesCoordinate special sports tabsMeet deadlines and ensure content providers meet schedules as wellOccasional General Assignment reportingQualifications

Education: College degree preferredPrevious experience in Journalism, Sports Writing preferredExcellent knowledge of language, grammar, spelling and punctuationAbility to communicate and interact effectively both verbally and in writingWork requires willingness to work a flexible scheduleSubmit writing samples with your resume and cover letter to Julian Eure at jeure@apgenc.com.The fringe benefits include medical (split between employer and employee), dental and vision options (employee paid). There are three company-sponsored benefits, including short-term disability, long-term disability and a term life insurance policy. The company pays for six major holidays. In addition, employees accrue hours of paid leave per pay period. The company offers 401K retirement plan.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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