Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Where to look

In case you didn't know, here's the only two places you really need to look for sports writing job listings:

http://www.journalismjobs.com

This site should have most job listings.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com

This site will be where job openings are discussed candidly (and usually, though not always, anonymously) by the true industry insiders.

That said, these are just a starting point. The real place to be is your own network of contacts. Most job openings can expect several dozen applicants at a bare minimum, and sometimes the count goes into the hundreds. That's a lot of work for a sports editor just to pick through them, so often jobs aren't being formally advertised. It's a small business, and people know who is good and who isn't. Make sure they know you.

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