Sports Reporter

The Winona Daily News/River Valley Media Group, a division of of Lee Enterprises, has an opening for a Sports Reporter. 

We are looking for an ambitious reporter with a passion for examining trends and issues involving high school and Winona State University sports while aggressively seeking to break news. 

The job will be based out of our Winona, Minnesota, office, which is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. There are beautiful state parks nearby and plenty of outdoors opportunities to keep you busy year round. 

You will be part of a regional sports team that encourages creativity and experimentation in how we tell stories, and there will be ample opportunities to collaborate with colleagues on ideas that interest you. We want to empower you to tell great stories using words, video, audio, graphics and images while ensuring all our stories have the greatest potential to connect with our readers.

The right candidate will:

• Be dependable and comfortable multitasking to handle multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrate an eye for enterprising angles: Context and analysis are crucial to success in this position.
• Enjoy collaborating with others to tackle bigger issues that resonate with readers.
• Show an ability to create content beyond the written word.
• Be comfortable shooting and editing your own photos.

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 respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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.