Job Description

The Daily Hampshire Gazette is seeking a full-time sports reporter to be part of a hard-working team focused on covering the local sports scene of Hampshire County.
Our focus is primarily on community sporting events, with our area high schools at the forefront, as well as the various local colleges and universities, headlined by the University of Massachusetts — a Division 1 institution. The sports reporter will be expected to write game stories and regular features covering a wide variety of subjects. We're looking for creativity and a reporter who will be bold pitching original story ideas and producing compelling articles that matter to readers. This is a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment requiring strong multi-tasking skills. Experience with photography and video is a plus.
The Gazette is one of the nation’s oldest local news operations. Founded in 1786, it has been named New England Newspaper of the Year in its circulation class for print and web three times in the past decade.

Interested? Send a resume, cover letter, salary expectations and five of your best stories to Executive Editor Dan Crowley ( dcrowley@nnenews.com ). No phone calls, please.

The Gazette is owned by Newspapers of New England, a family-owned company with a commitment to serious community journalism.

We offer competitive pay, paid vacation and personal days and benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and a 401K.  We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area

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