Job Description

Summary/Objective

The Mercury News and East Bay Times, the two daily papers under the Bay Area News Group, are looking for a part-time sports clerk who can help serve our audience with regularly scheduled preps content - round-ups, schedules, scores listings, etc. This person will also compile our weekly hole-in-one Bay Area golf listings. This is a good fit for a sports journalism college student. The hours are flexible but will change based on the preps season.

Essential Functions

• Assist the high school sports editor to compile Bay Area prep scores and schedules for a weekly round-up.

• Compile weekly golf hole-in-one listings as reported from Bay Area golf courses.

• Assist print production personnel by compiling/formatting the Sports TV listings 3 times a week.

• Regularly work nights and weekends.

Competencies & Skills

• Knowledge of multiple prep sports, specifically football, basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball.

• Must be able to meet tight deadlines

• Self-starter and highly organized

• Good communication skills - Ability to speak with readers by phone and email

• Knowledge of AP style

Travel

• 0%

Required Education

• High School degree

Preferred Education

• Some college - Journalism major preferred

Required Applications / Platform Knowledge / Software etc.

• Google Suite

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment and at the Company and client sites for business meetings and presentations. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

• This position may be a permanent remote role.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 30 pounds.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.