Do you have a love for high school sports? We’d love to talk with you.

The Leader-Union, a 4,100-circulation weekly in Vandalia, Ill., is seeking a sports editor. The position’s primary responsibility is to cover sports activities in Vandalia and Fayette County, which includes six other school districts and a wrestling team that has a tradition of participating in both the individual and team state finals. The job includes writing stories, related photography work, paginating the sports pages, and loading sports stories and pictures on The Leader-Union website – www.leaderunion.com. The ability to shoot some video is a plus. Some pagination and proofing of other pages in the paper is also included.

The successful applicant must be a strong writer, a good photographer and be familiar with a broad range of prep and youth sports. They must be able to write game stories as well as features, be organized, able to meet deadlines and be a stickler for accuracy.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, or significant experience in covering high school sports with a pen and camera.

The Leader-Union is located in Vandalia, the home of Illinois’ second capitol, and Fayette County. While we are a small community of about 6,000 people, we are about an hour from St. Louis and Springfield and situated along two major highways, U.S. Route 51 and Interstate 70.

To apply, send a cover letter, resumé and some of your best clips to Editor Rich Bauer at: The Leader-Union, P.O. Box 315, Vandalia, Ill. 62471 or by email to rbauer@leaderunion.com.