Kentucky Basketball Beat Reporter & Digital Storyteller
mcclatchyLexington (KY)
Kentucky Basketball Beat Reporter & Digital Storyteller
Posted 2 days ago
mcclatchyLexington (KY)
SENIORITY
Junior
About the role
The Lexington Herald-Leader is seeking a dynamic sports journalist to own Kentucky basketball coverage, delivering breaking news, deep profiles and personality-driven stories for a national audience. You'll dig beyond the box score, building sources and shaping coverage of NIL, recruiting, and the business of the UK brand.
Work across formats from rapid updates to explanatory video, engaging fans on TikTok, Facebook and X while traveling for coverage.
Before you apply
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Your profile is current
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Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
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