ProPublica is hiring a
Engagement Reporter

Summary

Join ProPublica as an engagement reporter to work on investigative journalism that relies on community outreach and engagement. The role involves identifying promising crowdsourcing opportunities, crafting and managing callouts, researching communities, developing relationships with long-term community sources, collaborating with teams across the country, and more. This is a full-time position based in New York but open to remote candidates. The expected salary range is $80,000 to $115,000.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of journalism experience, either in reporting or an engagement-focused role
• Experience reporting on stories that shed light on injustices and hold the powerful accountable
• Track record of creative outreach, such as running a Facebook group, optimizing headlines for search, building a newsletter list or user-testing an app
• Strong news sense, keen attention to detail and the ability to connect the dots in investigations
• Ability to work independently and with teammates on collaborative projects
• Patience and organizational acumen for long-term projects
• Committed to being a decent human being

Responsibilities

• Identify promising crowdsourcing opportunities and team up with other reporters to do investigative stories that rely on community outreach and engagement
• Craft and manage callouts, surveys and other crowdsourcing tools for investigations
• Research communities and get to know people who live and work in the places we’re covering
• Listen for, pitch and take the lead on service journalism opportunities, such as tools and guides
• Review, flag and sometimes follow up on promising tips that come in through ProPublica’s newsroom tip lines. Identify themes and promising angles
• Develop relationships with long-term community sources, such as union stewards, members of the clergy, Reddit moderators, petition managers and other local leaders
• Collaborate with national, local and specialty reporting teams across ProPublica and in our many partner newsrooms, including through our Local Reporting Network
• Brainstorm the biggest ideas you can imagine with a team of the most creative engagement journalists in the country

Benefits

This job is full time and includes benefits