Sports Director

Job Description

CBS14/FOX44, Sioux City IA is seeking a Sports Director to lead our sports department. Successful candidate will lead a department of sports journalists committed to covering the hard news of sports. The Sports Director is responsible for organizing and leading a department that produces both long form and daily sports content.

Responsibilities:
• Organize and lead Sports Department. Gather sports information and report, write and edit content for all platforms. Assign other sports journalists and organize their work for proper & efficient function of Sports Department.
• Cover area sports
• Ability to Travel to sporting events
• Ability to produce sports stories and special programs both live and pre-recorded for broadcast and digital platforms
• Report and write sports stories
• Ability to edit video images

Position Requirements:
• Education: 4 year college degree – journalism preferred
• Prior work experience: 2 years previous television sports anchoring/reporting experience

Technical Knowledge:
• ENG Cameras and Recorders
• Video Image Editing systems
• Digital CMS platforms
• Organized
• Detail Oriented

Desirable Attributes:
• Ability to ad-lib
• Strong Writing and Communications skills
• Command of English Language and Grammar
• Strong knowledge of all sports and a view of how they relate to life in Siouxland.
• Ability to Manage and Lead Sports Department
• Work Independently or as a team

Physical Attributes:
• Needs the physical strength and endurance involved with transporting video camera and equipment

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjq021-3-15-225-173-42 in your application.