The sports editor will coordinate a staff of three sports reporters
(including
a senior reporter) covering sports-related news, both on-campus and
off,
and will be specifically expected to:

• Write a minimum of 30 inches of copy per week (additional writing is
  optional).
• Put together large, special sections or supplements for home football
  or
  basketball games, or as required.
• Work with reporters to generate story ideas.
• Assist reporters in writing and improving their work.
• Write headlines and summaries for sports stories.
• Become extremely familiar with the rules of Associated Press and
  Emerald style.
• Ensure that all areas of sports are regularly covered. At the
  minimum,
  the sports desk must regularly cover University intercollegiate
  athletics,
  UO Club Sports, and major professional and college sports, as
  appropriate.
• Coordinate with the graphics department to ensure as many stories as
  possible have a visual element with them by posting photo and graphic
  tip
  sheets, and when appropriate, by sending reporters out with a camera.
• Advise the editor in chief and managing editor on issues in sports.
• Meet daily deadlines and ensure reporters do as well.
• Prepare a daily budget for sports pages and select photos to
  accompany
  stories.
• Monitor sports reporters for compliance of job duties.
• Assist in the hiring of sports reporters.
• Ensure that all sports reporters are effectively utilized and receive
  ongoing training.
• Keep regular office hours.
• Attend required staff meetings, and schedule weekly desk meetings
  with
  reporters to discuss problems, identify solutions and plan coverage.
• Attend calendar meetings once a week and budget meetings at 4:30
  p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
• Monitor the news daily to keep abreast of all issues that need to be
  covered, and see that no pertinent news is missed.
• Set individual goals each term to improve your journalistic skills.
• Help others set goals each term to improve their journalistic skills.

Requirements: Must be enrolled as a student at the University of Oregon
during employment. As a salaried employee, hours will vary, but must be
able to work up to 30 hours a week.
Direct supervisor: Managing editor