Sports Editor

The Sports Editor is accountable to the Editor, Deputy Editor and the Content Editor, as well as being accountable for all members of the Sports Team.

It is the job of the Sports Editor to gather and edit all sports items for pages 15 and 16, and to ensure that all the content is in by deadline. The content also needs to be in the correct form and be of a high enough calibre to add to the quality of the newspaper. The Sports editor must contribute to discussion with the designers involving the layout of the sports section. There is also the job of facilitating and planning regular meetings between the sports team. For the team itself the section head is also a trainer, adviser and mentor. The Sports Editor must also work closely with the Pictures Editor to ensure the section has the correct balance of text and pictures. The characteristics required to fill this position are that the person be informed, extraverted and knowledgeable about sport. The position requires that the Sports Editor be hard working as it is a full-time job. Although there is a lot of work involved there are an equal number of rewards as well as a great deal of experience to be gained from the position.