Dayton 24/7 Now is looking for an ambitious, creative, and digitally driven Sports Multimedia Journalist to lead our sports coverage in one of Ohio's most passionate sports markets.
This is not a position for someone who simply covers scores and postgame press conferences. We're looking for a storyteller who uncovers compelling stories that matter to viewers—whether it's inside the University of Dayton athletic department, Wright State University, the Dayton Dragons organization, Friday night high school football, or the countless athletes and coaches making an impact throughout the Miami Valley.
If you're passionate about telling stories across every platform, embrace social media as a reporting tool—not just a place to post links—and thrive in a fast-paced newsroom, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do- Lead and shape the station's sports coverage across television, digital, streaming, and social media.
- Enterprise original sports stories that go beyond highlights and scores.
- Develop strong relationships with athletes, coaches, schools, and community leaders throughout the Miami Valley.
- Shoot, write, edit, and present compelling sports stories for daily newscasts and special coverage.
- Create engaging digital content, including articles, videos, reels, and social-first storytelling.
- Cover live sporting events, breaking sports news, feature stories, and major community events.
- Produce content for our website and all social media platforms with an audience-first mindset.
- Work closely with news managers and producers to identify unique story opportunities and plan long-term sports coverage.
- Represent the station professionally at community and sporting events.
- 1+ years of multimedia journalism or sports reporting experience preferred. Exceptional recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Strong writing, shooting, and non-linear editing skills.
- Ability to work independently while meeting daily deadlines.
- Outstanding news judgment and storytelling abilities.
- Strong on-camera presence and communication skills.
- Leadership qualities with the initiative to own and grow the station's sports brand.
- Positive attitude, collaborative mindset, and willingness to mentor and work alongside newsroom teammates.
- A passion for finding stories others overlook.
Experience with the following is a plus:
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Express
- SAGA
- Mimir
- Live reporting and live shot experience
- Digital publishing and content management systems
The ideal candidate is:
- A self-starter who brings story ideas every day.
- Aggressive in pursuing exclusive and enterprise sports stories.
- Comfortable creating content for television, web, mobile, and social platforms.
- Passionate about engaging audiences wherever they consume news.
- Curious, creative, and always looking for the next great story.
- A team player who leads by example and elevates those around them.
About the Team
The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.
Skills Required
- Multimedia journalism or sports reporting experience (1+ years)
- Strong writing skills
- Shooting skills (camera operation)
- Non-linear editing skills
- Ability to work independently and meet daily deadlines
- Outstanding news judgment and storytelling abilities
- Strong on-camera presence and communication skills
- Leadership qualities and initiative to grow the station's sports brand
- Positive, collaborative mindset and willingness to mentor teammates
- Passion for finding and pursuing overlooked stories
- Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Experience with Adobe Express
- Experience with SAGA
- Experience with Mimir
- Live reporting and live shot experience
- Digital publishing and content management systems experience
What We Do
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to more television stations than anyone and has affiliations with all the major networks. In addition, Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of sports content. Sinclair owns a multicast network, four radio stations and a cable network. Sinclair’s broadcast content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. Sinclair, either directly or through its venture subsidiaries, makes equity investments in strategic companies. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol SBGI. Throughout our history, Sinclair Broadcast Group has been at the forefront of industry-changing events and technological advances. Our vision and first-to-market mentality drives our ‘next generation’ thinking; stimulating conversations, innovating through our expertise, and advocating for the development of technology and evolving business models. As a leading over-the-air broadcast television company, our primary business is to engage consumers on multiple platforms with relevant and compelling news, entertainment and sports content, and to provide advertisers and business efficient means and value to connect with our mass audiences. We recognize the vital role broadcast television plays in branding and local content delivery, and therefore strive to constantly be at the forefront of leading edge technology and structures to advance the industry.
