Role OverviewNJ.com is seeking a dynamic and versatile reporter to join our award-winning high school sports staff as a High School Sports Insider. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in leveraging contacts and sources to break news that reaches thousands of readers, with an instinct for finding the next big story before anyone else does.
What You Will Do
Serve as the go-to voice for the biggest breaking news in New Jersey high school sports, break news regularly on player, coach and school movement, and build and maintain a dedicated social presence where all staff breaking news is funneled.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with experience working in a fast-paced newsroom, a dogged, hard-working reporter with a proven ability to break news, and a team player with a proven track record in uncovering news.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
- A self-starter with experience working in a fast-paced newsroom
- A dogged, hard-working reporter with a proven ability to break news
- Deep familiarity with the New Jersey high school sports landscape
- An ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver high-quality, high-impact journalism
- An ability to work remotely and independently under tight deadlines
Benefits
- Reliable transportation
- Night and weekend hours
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