Student Worker - Sports Editor, The Nevada Sagebrush

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If anything is at the heart of the University of Nevada, Reno, it's sports. From football and basketball to boxing, swim and dive, the sports section of The Nevada Sagebrush is responsible for providing the news, scores, updates and analysis that modern sports fans expect.  

Applicants should be experienced with sports writing and have a passion for collegiate athletics, especially at the University of Nevada, Reno. Applicants should also have experience with AP style, as well as a basic understanding of media ethics and media law, especially as they pertain to reporting on a college campus.  Applicants are expected to be able to cover sports events throughout the week and publish articles within 12 hours on the Nevada Sagebrush website. 

All applicants must submit 3-5 clips with their application. Clips must be work samples and 1000 words or less. Essays will not be accepted.  

Responsibilities

• Write, edit and curate content for the 2 of the Sports section and update website content throughout the week.  

• Content should be local-oriented, and state and national stories should either be localized or run in moderation.  

• While coverage of football and basketball may dominate the section during those seasons, the sports editor should strive to include as much coverage of non-marquis sports as possible 

• Recruit and maintain relationships with contributing writers 

• The Sports Editor is the primary editor for any and all sports-related contributor work.  

• It is up to the section editor to assign individual deadlines to individual writers 

• No matter what individual deadlines are, all work being published in the Tuesday print edition must be in to the Copy Desk by 12 PM Sunday.  

• Online-first or online-exclusive articles are assigned deadlines on an article-by-article basis, but it is the editor's responsibility for enforcing these deadlines.  

• Assist in page layout, design and editing during Monday deadlines.  

• Ensure all Sports content is posted to NevadaSagebrush.com both in a timely manner and in a manner consistent with the quality and style guidelines of The Sagebrush.  

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be a student of the University of Nevada, Reno. 

• Candidate must maintain a 2.75 GPA and be enrolled in at least 15 credits 

• Candidate must have experience with AP style and writing for print or online 

• Candidate has experie