Jobs

Here are some job opportunities currently available. If you are an employer and would like to post a job on the AWSM website, please contact the AWSM board.

Updated 8/8/11

Charleston Post and Courier seeks USC reporter

The (Charleston) Post and Courier newspaper, South Carolina’s largest daily, is seeking an enterprising sports reporter to cover the University of South Carolina located in Columbia, S.C.
The ideal candidate:

• Can write game, news and feature stories of interest to readers for dissemination across multiple platforms, including print, online, mobile and social media.
• Work independently in a one-person bureau.
• Has a broad knowledge of sports and possesses the ability and willingness to cover a variety of sports.
• Has at least a bachelor’s degree or extensive appropriate professional experience.
• Demonstrates a solid grasp of the principles of journalism coupled with an understanding of the overall operations of a multi-media company.

Please mail or email cover letter, resume and work samples to:
Malcolm DeWitt
Sports Editor
The Post and Courier
134 Columbus Street
Charleston, SC 29403
mdewitt@postandcourier.com

 

Updated 7/26/11

The Daily Sentinel, a 30,000-circulation daily newspaper in Grand Junction, Colo., has an opening for a sports reporter.

The primary responsibility is covering our four local high schools, plus those in our surrounding circulation area. We’re looking for a reporter who goes beyond game coverage, one who will be out in front of news stories on the beat and will contribute regular enterprise reporting and web projects.

A college degree is required and minimum of 5 years’ experience covering sports is preferred. We offer
competitive salary and benefits package and the chance to live and work in western Colorado, where
outdoor recreation opportunities are right outside the door, including skiing, whitewater rafting, great
fishing, hiking, mountain biking and more.

Email cover letter, resume, writing samples and references to Patti Arnold, Sports Editor, at
Patti.Arnold@gjsentinel.com, or mail to 734 S. 7th St., Grand Junction, Colo., 81502

Professorship of Sports Journalism available at the University of Georgia

Position Announcement:
John Huland Carmical Distinguished Professor of Sports Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication announces its search for a sports journalist of outstanding reputation and ability to fill its newly created John Huland Carmical Distinguished Professorship of Sports Journalism. The Professorship will become the Carmical Chair of Sports Journalism.
The Carmical Distinguished Professor will be the core position in a sports journalism initiative that the Grady College intends will be preeminent in the Southeastern Conference and prominent nationally.
The Carmical Distinguished Professor will lead development of an interdisciplinary, teaching and research Center for Sports Journalism and Society.
The successful applicant must have a nationally recognized profile in sports journalism and the ability to direct and expand an educational, research and outreach program encompassing print, digital and video journalism plus sports communication for students desiring careers as sports journalists or in sports management.
Advanced degrees and demonstrated ability to function effectively in a university environment will be welcome.
Responsibilities of the distinguished professor will include classroom instruction, significant fund raising activity and administration of an inter-departmental program involving the Grady College’s programs in newspapers and magazines, broadcasting, online, advertising and public relations.
The distinguished professor will be responsible for developing synergistic relationships with other colleges and departments, such as business and law on the university campus.
We seek a man or woman with a vision for ethical, socially responsible journalism that probes deeply into wider societal issues of sports, such as the business and economics of sports, their impact on the health of athletes, as well as the need to improve reporting and writing of on-field and on-court events.
The University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia, 70 miles east of Atlanta. UGA, the nation’s first chartered state-supported university, offers excellent academic programs, is home of the Peabody Awards and fields nationally recognized athletic teams. Athens is a city of 100,000 known for its rich history, recreational opportunities and vibrant cultural life, including music and theater.
Please send a letter of intent, a statement of vision for the sports journalism professorship, curriculum vitae, and the names of three professional references to:

Professor Kent Middleton
Chair, Department of Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
kmiddlet@uga.edu

Review of applications will commence August 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Institution.

The Post-Star (N.Y.) seeks sports reporter

 

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