Sports Editor

Date Posted	September 10, 2025
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Not Specified
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$35,000 to $40,000

Description:

Sports Editor
Location: The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs

We’re reinventing local sports coverage. Our newsroom (11 staffers, including two videographers) is moving away from box scores and game recaps toward features, profiles, and magazine-style storytelling. We’re looking for a Sports Editor who can lead that transformation.

The Sports Editor will:

• Write a weekly sports column.
• Manage one full-time sports reporter and two freelancers.
• Collaborate with videographers and photographers on video and photo storytelling.
• Oversee daily sports budgets and proof pages.
• Serve as the public face of our sports coverage in the community.

This position reports directly to the Editor of the newspaper and offers clear growth potential into senior newsroom leadership.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years as a sports reporter.
• Strong feature-writing and editing skills.
• Experience with multimedia journalism (video and photo storytelling).
• Leadership potential and ambition to grow.

What we offer: The chance to reshape local sports coverage, work closely with a collaborative newsroom team, and develop toward managing editor or other senior editorial roles.

The salary range for this position is $35,000 to $40,000 per year, with a maximum annual salary of $40,000. Also, The Sentinel-Record provides a full benefits package, including paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, personal days, a floating holiday, and parental leave. Health, dental, vision, and other insurance are available, along with long-term disability and retirement plans. Our Employee Assistance Program provides additional support when needed.

This role is safety-sensitive. Applicants must pass both a drug screening and a background check.

The Sentinel-Record is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age (40 or older), genetic information (including family medical history), or any other legally protected status.