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Position : High School Sports Reporter

Location : Springfield, MA

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

MassLive, the largest news and information website in Massachusetts, is looking for an experienced high school sports reporter to join their team in Western Massachusetts.

We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside our High School Sports Editor and our team in Western Mass. to continue our standout coverage of roughly 65 high schools in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties.

The candidate must be comfortable with writing and reporting from games, gathering data for our high school sports stats platform, coming up with creative storylines and utilizing our position as a digital media outlet to produce multi-dimensional content.

The reporter will be responsible for all aspects of coverage, including rankings for teams and players, breaking news and feature stories.

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, is required.

• Minimum of one to two years of journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing preferred.

• Ability to work independently and remotely under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.

• Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.

• 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 the organization from competitors.

• Mastery of social media and digital interaction.

• Bilingual and multilingual language skills are a plus.

• Comfortability with shooting photo and video; being on camera a plus.

Must be able to work nights and some weekends.

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

This position will require attendance for some in office meetings and company events.

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 one of the largest news and information websites in Massachusetts and was recently recognized as the best news site in New England for 2019 by the New England Newspaper Press Association. MassLive provides an essential 24/7 news, information and social interaction network. As an organization we aim to inform, engage and entertain, as well as promote active participation in the exchange of news and ideas because knowledge improves people's lives. We embrace new ideas and innovation.

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 .

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action 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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.