Job Summary

• We are seeking a senior editor to lead ProPublica’s growing research team, guiding high-impact investigative work across the newsroom while supporting rigorous, collaborative and responsive research at scale.
• Researchers typically balance two to three long-term projects while fielding short-term needs, providing expertise in public records, financial and government research, open-source intelligence and advanced verification.
• Hire, onboard, mentor and provide performance feedback for a distributed research staff, including a deputy research editor and freelancers, as needed.

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Salary

$150,000 to $170,000; Not specified; Benefits included

Skills & Requirements

Key Requirements

• 10 years newsroom/research experience
• 5 years managing research team
• managing staff experience prioritized
• in-depth research experience
• budget management experience
• vendor contract negotiation
• emerging technologies identification
• geographically distributed team management
• organizational and analytical skills

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