Sports Director
Core
Lead the station's sports product across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms, including hosting a daily show and covering Lamar University and high school sports.
Role type
Sports Director / On-camera reporter and producer
Builds
Daily streaming sports show, mobile-first vertical video, and comprehensive sports coverage for broadcast and digital
Domain
Local news / Sports media
Required skills
Sports reporting and anchoring, on-camera presence, video shooting and editing, social media content creation, source development, enterprise reporting, mobile-first content strategy, editorial judgment
Preferred skills
Journalism or Communications degree, demonstrated social media following, portfolio of original mobile content
Technologies
Field cameras, nonlinear editing tools, social media platforms, streaming platforms
Responsibilities
Set editorial direction for sports coverage across all platforms; host and produce a daily streaming sports show; cover Lamar University Cardinals and high school sports; break news through sources and independent reporting; shoot, write, edit, and voice original content; create mobile-first and vertical video; write and post daily to website, app, and social platforms; coordinate highlight coverage with news managers; represent the station in the community
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC