High School Sports Reporter

Job Description

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High School Sports Reporter - Boston

Mass Live, the largest news and information website in Massachusetts, is looking for an experienced high school sports reporter to help their team expand into the Boston Area.

We are looking for someone who can work alongside our High School Sports Editor to continue to build our Boston coverage, play a role in content strategy and report on some of the biggest schools in the state.

We are also looking for someone who can work collaboratively with our high school sports team. 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.
• Minimum of two years of journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing required.
• Ability to work independently and remotely under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.
• Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.
• Must be able to work nights and some weekends.
• 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.
• Ability to shoot, edit and publish short‑form video content optimized for Instagram and mobile audiences.
• Comfortable appearing on camera for live hits, interviews and social media‑first reporting; broadcast experience a plus.

This position pays between $49,500 to $56,000 annually.

Share samples of your best work or a list of story links when you apply.

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

Additional Information

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.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity 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 Media 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.