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Assistant Sports Editor

Metro Motor Group, Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201

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Overview

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions. USA TODAY Co. open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at USA TODAY Co., you should be completing an application on USA TODAY Co. Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.usatodayco.com The Courier Journal , part of the USA TODAY Network, is seeking an assistant sports editor and newsroom leader with a proven ability to help us own a highly competitive and critical part of our coverage while helping elevate the overall trajectory of the Sports team. The Louisville area has high-profile coverage opportunities: national championship-caliber college basketball programs; SEC and ACC football; and the world-famous Kentucky Derby. We seek an assistant sports editor who understands how to drive real-time coverage across digital platforms and help develop reporters. The ideal candidate understands sports coverage is more than X's and O's. They want our Sports Team to tell stories that educate and inform sports fans in metro Louisville and around the commonwealth. Passion, leadership, coaching, and strategic planning are vital to this position's success. Our ideal editor will embrace working side-by-side with reporters to elevate their work, and with fellow editors to help connect the stories we tell to the people who live in our community and love the teams in Louisville and the surrounding area. Copy editing experience is a must, as is a willingness to write as needed. The position would include regular evening work during coverage of events. The Courier Journal is an 11-time Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization in a metro area known for its nationally recognized chefs and restaurants; vibrant music scene, Kentucky Derby-related culture, and Churchill Downs. The quality of life is high and the cost of living is reasonable. How To Apply

We are eager to learn more about you and how you would fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order: Your resume – one to two pages. A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job. Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role. It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure your application receives the highest consideration. #Newsgnt #LI-CB1 USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants who require it to complete this employment application or any other process. Applicants should contact Recruitment at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.

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