High School Sports Reporter - Central Massachusetts

Advance Local; Worcester (MA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Mental health support options

Flexible spending accounts

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

MassLive, the leading Massachusetts news site, seeks an experienced High School Sports Reporter for Central Massachusetts. Based in Worcester, you will own the region's high school sports beat, shaping coverage of leagues, rivals and athletes across platforms.

You'll deliver rankings, breaking news, features and enterprise stories, while expanding live coverage and broadcasts for a statewide audience. Remote work guided by deadlines and strong relationships is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in journalism or communication or equivalent education/experience.
• Minimum of two years of journalism experience with proven reporting and writing skills.
• Strong knowledge of Central Massachusetts high school sports or ability to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own MassLive’s Central Massachusetts high school sports coverage and voice for leagues, schools, athletes.
• Develop original story ideas, recurring coverage franchises and live/interactive content.
• Rank teams and players, cover breaking news, conduct enterprise reporting and feature stories.
• Contribute to MassLive's live-streaming coverage and select broadcasts.

Skills

Journalism

Reporting

Deadline management

Social media

Video shooting

Editing video

Interpersonal relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or communication

Equivalent education and work experience

Job description

High School Sports Reporter - Central Massachusetts

#26-185

Worcester, Massachusetts

Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

High School Sports Reporter - Central Massachusetts

MassLive, the largest news and information website in Massachusetts, is looking for an experienced high school sports reporter to help lead an expansion into Central Massachusetts as MassLive builds on its outstanding team and coverage to become a truly statewide authority in high school sports.

Based in Worcester, this writing-first reporter will own MassLive’s Central Massachusetts high school sports coverage, becoming the dedicated voice for the leagues, rivalries, schools and athletes that make the region one of the state’s richest high school sports markets.

This is an opportunity to build a beat, working alongside our High School Sports Editor and collaborating with our statewide high school sports team. You'll have the opportunity to develop your own voice, pursue original story ideas, establish recurring coverage franchises and help shape how MassLive covers high school sports in Central Massachusetts.

Beyond traditional game coverage, you'll have the opportunity to use MassLive's digital platforms to tell stories in different ways — from rankings, data and interactive content to short-form video, live coverage and on-camera reporting. The reporter will be responsible for all aspects of coverage, including rankings for teams and players, breaking news, enterprise reporting, feature stories and preview content. You'll also help shape MassLive's growing live-streaming coverage, identifying the games and storylines that deserve a statewide audience and contributing to select broadcasts and live coverage.

This position pays between $45,000 and $52,000 annually.

Ideal candidate will have the following:

• A degree in journalism or communication, or an equivalent education and work experience with proven ability in journalism reporting and writing.
• Minimum of two years of journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing required.
• Strong knowledge of Central Massachusetts high school sports, or the ability to quickly build trusted relationships with coaches, athletes, families and school communities across the region.
• Ability to work independently and remotely under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.
• Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.
• Must be able to work nights and some weekends.
• Ability to learn and master the methods and applications used to deliver content across a variety of platforms.
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates MassLive from competitors.
• Mastery of social media and digital interaction.
• Bilingual and multilingual language skills are a plus.
• Ability to shoot, edit and publish short-form video content optimized for Instagram and mobile audiences.
• Comfortable appearing on camera for live hits, interviews, live streams and social media-first reporting; broadcast experience a plus.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events throughout Central Massachusetts.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

MassLive.com is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com .

MassLive.com is the premier digital news, sports, and information site in Massachusetts, and we're growing. Our world class sports journalism has been widely recognized; our mission is journalistic excellence on behalf of all of the communities we serve across our state. As an organization we aim to inform, engage, and entertain, as well as promote active participation in the exchange of news and ideas. Local news has never been more important. MassLive is dedicated to growing our reach and impact because knowledge--and knowledge of your local community in particular--improves people's lives.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

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