Sports Director

Job Description

WTOL 11 in Toledo, OH has an immediate opening for a Sports Director to join our great team in the Glass City.

We are looking for an experienced sports journalist to lead our sports coverage across all platforms. The Sports Director will work with the leadership team to set sports priorities for the station and help manage resources to tell those stories. WTOL 11 is the only broadcast station providing local sports coverage meaning you get to cover High School, College, and Professional sports teams and athletes.

WTOL 11 is looking for someone who is committed to being a local sports expert. The right person will prioritize urgent sports updates on digital. The right person for this job goes beyond the ''X's'' and ''O's'' of games and builds sportscasts with moments and storytelling. If this is your dream job, please submit a link to a video resume reel as well as examples of social media posts that showcase journalism and personality.

This is a full-time, salary position, reporting to the News Director.

Responsibilities:
• Lead WTOL 11's sports team with coverage that speaks to the station's brand.
• Collaborate with leadership and the sports team to build out big sports story coverage.
• Anchor unique sportscasts including Big Board Friday
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit sports stories for on-air broadcasting as well as digital posting.
• Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner.
• Use the latest editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Deliver on-air live sports events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner as both a reporter and anchor.
• Interview sports subjects and research for facts and credibility
• Develop sports sources for general assignment and special areas of interest
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media..
• Operate newsgathering vehicle to and from various locations.
• Perform other tasks, including writing, shooting, editing and reporting/anchoring news stories as required by leadership team.

Job Requirements:

Requirements:
• BA/BS in journalism or a communications-related field preferred
• A strong natural on-camera presentation
• 3+ years' experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills to be able to relay information to content team.
• Experience in photojournalism, editing and content management systems including ENPS and Edius
• Understanding the tenets of professional journalism
• A portfolio with examples of sports anchoring, breaking sports reporting and heartfelt sports stories
• Ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots.
• Strong social media skills, including an active sports presence on Twitter and Facebook
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines.
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking sports situations and changing events.
• Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
• Work Environment Set: Work normally performed in a typical interior/office environment.
• Physical Demands Set: Light work: Including sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

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