Sports Intern

Role Overview

Help our team at The Dallas Morning News lead the charge on coverage of North Texas sports in a market hungry for it. From breaking news to viral trends, you'll set the agenda and shape how our audience consumes sports journalism.

Reporting assignments for the Sports Intern will be a mix of daily and enterprise coverage, but there will be opportunities to cover college and professional sports, as well as GA. Weekend work is required. All interns are expected to actively use social media in the newsgathering process and will be asked to take smartphone photos or videos. This is a fast-paced, quick-turn job focused on breaking news, what’s trending and expanding the conversations readers are having online. Ideal candidates will be well-versed in using social media to generate pitches and report stories.

What You’ll Do

• Write quickly and accurately on a variety of local news topics related to North Texas sports.
• Use social media as a tool to develop story ideas and respond to what our audience is talking about.
• Build stories with links, tags, SEO best practices, attractive web headlines and multimedia when appropriate.
• Work with editors to develop coverage that resonates with our digital audience.
• Assist with video and audio journalism, as needed.

What You’ll Bring

• Good news judgment, accuracy, speed, grammatical precision, a flair for headlines, energy, curiosity and an ability to provide the best local sports coverage with impact, excitement and an eye toward digital success.
• Proficiency in digital content management tools.
• Familiarity with using social media for newsgathering and audience development.
• Demonstrated ability to work remotely via smartphone or laptop computer.
• Understanding of platforms and audiences and ability to compose stories appropriate to the platform of publication (e.g., voice, style, formatting, hyperlinks).
• Deep knowledge of SEO techniques and other digital best practices.
• Familiarity with accepted newsroom tools for planning, authoring, communicating, etc.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and across newsroom teams.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, producing stories quickly and accurately.
• Knowledge of digital news analytics.
• Valid driver's license and registered vehicle to travel to assignments.