Sports Editor

Sports Editor
Reports to: Managing Editor
Responsibilities

Hires, trains and supervises Sports Reporters and Interns.

Edits all sports stories for factual correctness, completeness, organization, style, spelling and libel.

Lays out the sports pages, coordinating with Photo Editor and Art Director.

Assigns and supervises coverage of stories.

Conducts employee evaluations and approves pay sheets for sports reporters and interns.

Oversees the travel budget which includes making travel arrangements and paying per diems.

Keeps current in job specific topics through trade journals, local newspapers and NCAA news.

May occasionally be called upon to write stories.

Attends weekly managers meetings.

Edits sports pages after production.

Qualifications

Must have an extensive knowledge of reporting and writing; having two years of experience at the Daily of equivalent newspaper experience.

Must possess managerial and leadership skills.

The ability to meet deadlines is essential.

Background in media law preferred.

Must be a University of Minnesota student.

Essential Functions

Must have the ability to hear and speak English clearly.

Regularly requires the ability to visually analyze newspaper content.

Regularly requires verbal intelligence to convey ideas, knowledge and thorough critiques for editors and reporters.

Frequently requires repetitive finger motion and finger dexterity.

May occasionally need to lift up to ten pounds when working with materials in the newsroom.

May require reaching or stretching while working on the paper.

May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions while gathering information for the Daily.

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