Deputy Research Editor

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🕒 September 24

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $135k - $145k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Editor

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ProPublica

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📱 Media

💰 $1M Grant on 2020-01

Consulting • Healthcare • Media

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. It focuses on important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust, and remains committed to its reporting until accountability is achieved. With a team of more than 75 dedicated journalists, ProPublica covers a range of topics including government, politics, business, criminal justice, the environment, education, health care, immigration, and technology. Founded in 2007-2008, the organization believes in the critical role of investigative journalism in democracy and aims to inspire real-world impact through its reporting.

📋 Description

• Manage research reporters working on investigative stories and directly supervise team members • Serve as an escalation point for complex reporting challenges, tight deadlines and sensitive sourcing or verification issues • Manage and prioritize incoming research requests • Assign work, shape strategy and ensure consistent, high-quality research support across desks, beats and regions • Provide editorial guidance and coaching on records strategies, advanced sourcing, database use, OSINT techniques and verification • Collaborate with reporters and editors to define research goals, frame investigations and connect information • Strengthen research workflows, documentation, organization and best practices • Build relationships with editors, reporters, partner newsrooms and specialty teams • Contribute to hiring, onboarding, mentoring and performance feedback for distributed research staff • Assist with management and administration of research tools and resources, including evaluating technologies, databases and applications • Help inform contract negotiations for newsroom research tools and resources • Promote a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team culture

🎯 Requirements

• At least three years of experience managing a research team, ideally in journalism • Significant in-depth research experience • In-depth knowledge of financial, corporate, government, legal or OSINT resources • Understanding of AI in investigative reporting • Deep experience identifying, obtaining, searching and analyzing public records • Strong understanding of government documents and processes at local, state and federal levels • Expert ability to guide staff in evaluating and vetting information from diverse sources • Proficiency in searching and using premium databases • Ability to identify and quickly use emerging technologies and applications relevant to investigative research • Experience building morale and fostering professional growth in a geographically distributed team • Excellent communication and collaboration skills • Keen attention to detail and ability to synthesize complex information and identify patterns and connections • Exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines and perform effectively under pressure • Willingness and ability to travel occasionally for staff retreats, training or other required events • Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits included • Remote work option • Opportunity to work from ProPublica offices in New York or Washington, D.C. • Staff retreats, training or other required events