Local Sports Reporter-Omaha, NE

Date Posted	May 15, 2026
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Not Specified
Job Status	Not Specified
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

Local Sports Reporter-Omaha, NE

The Omaha World-Herald seeks an ambitious, versatile, energetic journalist to join our award-winning team covering our robust sports scene in a major metro area.  

OWH Sports, annually recognized by APSE as one of the nation’s top sports sections, has a role that includes blending coverage of preps — especially volleyball and basketball — and strong, timely stories on the best college and pro sports stories in town.

Omaha loves its sports and has the College World Series, two pro volleyball teams, a Triple-A baseball team, a USL men’s soccer team — with a women’s team likely on the way — college hockey in the NCAA’s toughest league, and more.

We seek a writer who can balance structure on the preps side with the opportunity to stretch your wings to pursue and report fun features that go beyond the field of play and pivot toward teams that are having big, exciting seasons.

The ideal candidate will have:

·         At least three years of relevant experience writing, reporting and source-building in sports, although we are open to new, motivated, talented college graduates.

·         Comfort talking in front of a microphone or camera in various capacities

·         Adaptability and versatility for feature stories as they emerge 

·         Comfort working with digital audience metrics

·         An upbeat approach to growing The World-Herald’s reach and strengthening its engagement with subscribers

·         A relentless desire to innovate, experiment, and help chart the newsroom’s next phase of digital growth

If you’re an innovator with a hunger to learn, grow, and perform in one of the best sports markets in the country, this job might be for you.

Attach a resume and cover letter addressed to Sports Editor Sam McKewon with your application and include five to seven writing samples along with a few examples of your best video or podcast work.

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 flexibility to balance personal life and work.  This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 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.

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