The Advocate
| Date Posted | September 24, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Newspapers |
| Specialty | Not Specified |
| Job Status | Full-time |
Description:
Job Title: LSU Men’s Basketball Beat Writer
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
The Times-Picayune | The Advocate is seeking a digital-savvy journalist who will serve as LSU men’s basketball beat writer and point person for our Southern University coverage. We’re looking for a versatile journalist who can break news, write in-depth features and provide analysis in a way that helps grow our audience in a competitive SEC market in South Louisiana.
The position is based in Baton Rouge, and will be part of a sports staff that is spread across four publications – The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, The Advocate in Baton Rouge, The Acadiana Advocate in Lafayette and The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate.
In this role, you’ll be part of a five-person LSU beat staff that covers an athletic department that generates as much buzz as any school in the nation. You’ll employ an audience-focused approach to your LSU men’s basketball coverage with a focus on trending topics, while also producing engaging features and analysis. As our primary writer on the Southern beat, you’ll take charge of our Jaguars football coverage and develop contacts across the athletic department. You will work alongside freelancers in making sure we have quality coverage of Southern athletics.
You should embrace working in a collaborative newsroom environment, and identifying new ways to make sure your content reaches its audience.
In this role, you will:
- Produce LSU men’s basketball coverage that goes beyond press availability, establishing a unique voice on the beat
- Develop sources and break news in relation to LSU men’s basketball and Southern athletics
- Contribute to our podcasts on LSU sports
- Maintain consistent communication with editors and members of the LSU staff
- Closely monitor data analytics to understand what our audience wants on the LSU men’s basketball and Southern beats.
The Advocate is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to recruiting, developing, and promoting a diverse workforce while providing unique opportunities and career paths for our employees. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and experience levels to apply.
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Life, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Paternity Leave, PTO and 401k Retirement Savings company match.
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