Features Writer

Lee Enterprises Inc   Richmond, VA   Full-time
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Experienced features writer

The Richmond Times-Dispatch is looking for a digitally focused journalist with experience writing features and character profiles, in addition to some knowledge of sports.

The position will focus on high school sports in Richmond and around central Virginia, but the content will go far beyond the box score, court or playing field. Our readers want to get to know who the athletes or coaches are as people, and what kind of lives they've lived to reach this point - not just their statistics.

You'll attend games, but you won't be writing game stories. You might want to take notes on how a coach navigates certain situations, or just take in the atmosphere of the student section in the bleachers. Your job won't be tracking points, rebounds and assists.

Basic photo and video skills will also be necessary.

This job is based in Richmond, but you'll have the opportunity to work with Lee newspapers in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, and occasionally Roanoke and Lynchburg.

Richmond, Virginia's capital, is in the heart of a rapidly growing region located about 95 miles south of Washington D.C. It's also roughly two hours from the Atlantic Ocean if you're driving east, or just over two hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains if you're headed west. It's home to several universities and an exquisite restaurant scene.

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Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
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Lee Enterprises Inc

Richmond, VA