Education Reporter - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is seeking an experienced journalist to fill the demanding position of Education Reporter. This reporter will be part of a two-person team covering K-12 education in Broward County, a highly diverse and large school district. It is essential that this person have at least five years of daily newspaper experience with significant time covering a demanding beat. Ideally, this person also will be able to interview in Spanish or Creole and have computer assisted reporting skills.
The primary focus of this job is to watchdog one of our biggest local governments and to enterprise hard-hitting coverage on trends and issues of importance to taxpayers, parents and students.
This reporter should have versatile reporting and writing skills. He or she should be adept at turning trend pieces, breaking new ground, and keeping the paper out front on the latest education issues. A premium will be placed on aggressive reporting on pocketbook issues, innovative approaches to the beat, and engaging storytelling.
This reporter also will file reports to the Internet Edition and to other media affiliated with the Sun-Sentinel.
This position must be filled quickly so interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume and 8-10 writing samples to Kathy Pellegrino, Recruitment Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 or to kpellegrino@sun-sentinel.com.

Editorial Board - A multi-faceted position in a dynamic, high-energy environment is open on the Editorial Board of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The basic duty required is writing editorials with a focus on local issues, especially political coverage, in advance of the 2008 election year. Experience in editing and/or page design is a plus, as is demonstrated know-how in multimedia presentations.
This Board position will be asked to file items for a blog, The Slant, and be able to keep pace with technology and its impact on how we disseminate opinions in new media. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Editorial Page Editor Antonio Fins, afins@sun-sentinel.com.