Responsibilities:
• Guides daily content online, focusing on game coverage.
• Maintains rapport with sports information director, athletic director and coaches.
• Keeps abreast of sports statistics for all games/sporting events.
• Coordinates sports assignments including story and photo ideas of all games and sports-related issues.
• Submits photo requests to the photo editor before Tuesday staff meetings.
• Acts as immediate supervisor to all sports reporters in relation to the sports section of The State Hornet Stylebook and assignments.
• Responsible for submitting games budget to the online managing editor and editor in chief.
• Attends necessary games whether in or out-of-town, being compensated for travel, when possible.
• Participates in staff meetings and online editorial board meetings.
• Keeps track of whether writers meet deadlines.
• Evaluates sports staff with sports editor on weekly basis, with a formal evaluation after the fourth, eighth and final edition.
Maintains reporting responsibilities.
• Posts and maintains appropriate office hours.
• Reports to online managing editor.
• Maintains editor portfolio.