Beacon Sports Editor

Job Title

Beacon Sports Editor

Stipend

$2500/year

Duties and Responsibilities

• This position is open to all UP students. However, preference is given to applicants with relevant experience.
• Is responsible for all sports coverage including social media
• Serves on Editorial Board and attends Ed Board meetings on Wed. nights
• Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August
• Assigns reporters sports stories and events on multiple platforms, enforcing deadlines
• Ensures sports coverage is accurate, fair, ethical and compelling, and allows for a wide range of representation of student athletes and student sporting activities outside the athletics department
• Edits and posts sports content throughout the week
• Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications in the sports section when warranted
• Reports and writes sports stories and columns regularly
• Introduces sports reporters to key personnel in the athletics department, especially sports information officials
• Assigns all sports reporters beats and monitors their progress
• Coaches reporters on interviewing, reporting and writing with assistance from adviser
• Ensures sports reporters follow best practices as journalists instead of playing the role of a fan in the context of their job at The Beacon
• Is available to reporters via phone, text, Slack and email and scheduled one-on-one meetings
• Monitors sports content for accuracy and promptly posts all corrections and clarifications for the news section when warranted.
• Oversees all recorded (podcasts, video) and live sports content
• Posts at least one multimedia piece (ie: video, slideshow) in the Sports section per week
• Generates original content ideas and coverage strategies for the Sports section
• Directs Community Engagement Editor on sports content in Beacon social media
• Coordinates with Multimedia Editor in assigning Sports section videos and photos
• Encourages and executes innovation in multimedia storytelling
• May be required to report and write occasional news stories

General Qualifications and Requirements

• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
• Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
• Has a good understanding of most sports and takes the initiative to learn whatever is necessary
• Is insatiably curious, creative and proactive about learning
• Is a good listener as well as a natural leader
• Is dependable, considerate, ethical and emotionally mature
• Does not shy away from a challenge
• Can manage peers in a professional setting, holding them accountable
• Manages time well; thrives on a busy schedule
• Must be able to handle stress well, including short deadlines
• Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
• Keeps up with current events as well as the sports world
• Is excited about multimedia as well as writing
• Is a go-getter, strives for excellence, naturally goes above-and-beyond what’s expected
• Collaborates and communicates well in a team setting
• Is open to instruction

Time Commitment and Availability

• Attends staff meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:40 unless there is a conflict with a class and the editor approves the absence in advance. Staffers are strongly discouraged from registering for classes that meet during those times
• The person in this position makes up part of The Beacon Editorial Board. In addition to Tuesday and Thursday all-staff meetings, Editorial Board members also have a required meeting on Wednesday nights at 7.
• Attends Beacon Boot Camp training in August