Job Title

High School Sports Reporter

Business Title

Staff Writer

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

Downtown Dallas (TDMN) - Dallas, TX 75201 US (Primary)

Salary Grade

Job Type

Full-Time

Exemption Type

Non-Exempt

Travel

Job Description

The Dallas Morning News seeks an industrious and digitally proven reporter to cover high school athletics for one of the country's premier metro sports sections.

This is to replace a recently promoted reporter. Multiple reporters on professional beats at The News began as high school staffers.

The News won APSE Division A Grand Slam honors for its 2022 work, anchored by its high school coverage (top 10 honors for projects and live coverage).

Qualified candidates will already have proven the ability to juggle daily assignments, weekly features, trend stories, and bigger-picture enterprise - all while developing relationships with area sources and working as part of a team emphasizing quality and quantity.

Candidates should have a digital-first mindset and experience working with data, open records, and breaking news.

SportsDayHS, home to The News' high school coverage, emphasizes stories that highlight nationwide and statewide issues through the lens of North Texas.

Candidates should have at least one year of full-time experience at a professional news organization and are expected to work nights and weekends as the work dictates. Exceptional recent graduates with high-level internships will be considered.

Though the job primarily focuses on high school sports, the new hire is also expected to contribute to other beats during off times in the high school season.

Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, and five clips showing their reporting and expertise range. Your cover letter should not regurgitate your resume but rather highlight the qualities desired for this position.

Essential Functions:

- Providing coverage of high school athletics.

-- Serving as a backup reporter for other sports beats as needed.

-- Reporting and producing content for all digital platforms related to their coverage areas, including breaking news, features, and taking photos/videos.

-- Promoting content and reporting on social media channels.

-- Developing exclusive sources and storylines.

-- Building digital stories with clickable headlines that include links, tags, multimedia, and SEO.

-- Analyzing traffic and social media metrics to enhance decision-making on the type of content to produce and when.

-- Finding compelling stories that haven't been covered nationally or locally.

Job Requirements

Here's our list of preferred skills and experience: (Please note this is not a checklist of requirements, but should be considered as a pool of preferred qualifications. If you can already do some of these things, great. If you're excited about figuring out how to do all of them, great! We'd love to hear from you either way.".)

One to three years of professional journalism experience.
Exceptional college graduates will be considered in lieu of professional experience.
Familiarity with filing open records and covering breaking news.
Experience with deadline writing.
The candidate should possess strong news judgment and excellent verbal and analytical skills.
Must have the ability to work all stories under pressure with assigned deadlines
Must have the ability to interact productively and enthusiastically with fellow employees and all levels of management.

News you can use regarding Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Morning News is Texas' leading daily newspaper with a bedrock journalistic reputation, intense regional focus, and close community ties. We are dedicated to covering the issues that impact everyday lives in North Texas. More than 12 million people a month read The News' content published in print, online, or digitally. Founded in 1885, The News maintains one of the largest newsrooms in Texas and has won nine Pulitzer Prizes.

A diverse newsroom best serves our community that fosters an inclusive work environment for people from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

Benefit Offerings:

Internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Internal Culture Committee
Leadership Development Programs
Annual Unconscious Bias Training
Flexible Work Schedules
Monthly Webinars addressing Health & Wealth for all employees
Medical/Dental and Vision insurance
MDLive Telemedicine 24/7/365 access to board-certified doctors via computer or phone
FMLA and Parental Leave
Onsite Fitness Center
Retirement benefits, including employer contributions
Employee Assistance Program
18 Paid Time Off Days
Pet Insurance

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