News and Sports Reporter

The Summit Daily News, located in the heart of the Colorado mountains, is seeking a reporter to cover high school sports, ski industry, recreation and local government. While this position will heavily cover sports and recreation in our community, coverage of town council meetings is required, and this reporter covers hard news as well as features.

The schedule is flexible and largely set by the reporter based on coverage needs but will report to the office Tuesday to Saturday schedule and require some coverage of town council meetings or sporting events in the evening.

Summit Daily News won the “Excellence in Editorial” award for Class 2 at the 2024 Colorado Press Association’s annual Better News Contest awards ceremony in August 2025. Our preferred candidate is passionate about writing impactful stories that help our community thrive, using curiosity and tenacity to keep our readers informed using our digital-first strategy.  

We live to tell the story of Summit County, where people from across the country come to worship the outdoors. We're looking for an adventurous spirit with a love for mountain towns. However, this is not a position for beginners or someone looking to subsidize their powder habit. We need a mature, ambitious storyteller who can turn a phrase, shoot an image, edit a video and send a tweet — all on deadline.

Full disclosure: It snows here — a lot, if we're lucky.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Generate at least six stories per week.
• Ensure accuracy, fairness and correct spelling in all reporting duties.
• Research topics and ask tough questions
• Work well with community leaders/figures as well as other newsroom staff.
• Make assigned deadlines without exception.
• Be punctual to cover meetings and/or sporting events
• Be ethical within the guidelines set by the editor.
• Be a team player and help where needed.
• Take photos and video as well as create and share content on social media.
• Demonstrate effective use of social media tools to source stories and drive traffic to our digital and print products.
• Be flexible in a changing, fast-paced environment.
• Follow direction and vision of the Summit Daily News editor.
• Fill in for reporting vacancies as needed.

Qualifications:

• Journalism degree
• One year reporting experience
• Experience with content management systems
• Digital photography experience
• Knowledge of AP style
• Spanish language skills preferred
• Availability to work some nights and weekends
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Must have a current driver’s license or the ability to get one

Swift Communications is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:  Medical, dental, vision, 401k plus match, and $500 recreation bonus. 

Compensation: Hourly employee, with an pay range of $50,000 to $54,000 annually

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