Monday, November 17, 2008

NBA.com Still Needs Reporters

Thank you so much for all the responses on my previous post for NBA.com.

We are still looking to get applicants for NBA cities. The not so populous cities cities like Milwaukee, Minnesota, OKC etc.. are needed. If you live near an NBA arena (if you don't know then you probably don't) please send your application to the contact below. If you have already applied by sending me info there is no need to apply again. Thank you!

Cities in need:
Boston, Chicago, Denver, Golden State, Indiana, Los Angeles,Memphis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, TorontoUtah

Want to get your foot in the door covering an NBA beat? NBA.com is looking for up to 30 aspiring sportswriters to form our league-wide network of associate reporters. These part-time jobs are designed to give you the full range of experiences that comes with covering a professional basketball team. Each reporter will work closely with one of our full-time writers to give visitors to NBA.com and team Web sites all the information they need throughout the season. We plan to have one reporter at each NBA home city.We are looking for talented college juniors and seniors as well as recent graduates and graduate students to cover the 2008-2009 season. We expect each associate reporter to attend every home game, file live game notes directly into our Game Info page, collect notes and quotes from the locker rooms after the game, and update the homepage of the team Web sites featured in your game. You will be paid $50-$75 per game, depending on the arena you work. Applicants should submit a resume (with references), plus three published articles or a 500-word essay on why you want to be an NBA beat writer.

All applicants must have their own laptop computer. Interested applicants should contact:
Steve Quintana
Executive Producer/ NBA.com
404-575-6074
steve.quintana@nba.com

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