ProPublica is hiring a
Research Reporter

Summary

Join ProPublica as an experienced research reporter to collaborate on investigative journalism projects, conduct research, and assist reporters with best practices for using research tools. This is a full-time position based in New York but open to remote candidates. The expected salary range is $80,000 to $100,000.

Requirements

• At least three years’ experience working as part of a collaborative group in a researcher or investigative reporter role
• Excellent news sense, keen attention to detail and the ability to connect the dots in investigations
• Experience and comfort working collaboratively with distributed colleagues across the country
• Ability to prioritize in a dynamic, multiproject team environment. You should be able to meet deadlines and handle pressure while remaining calm
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to search legal resources such as PACER, CourtLink, Westlaw and local court systems
• Demonstrated ability to use aggregated public records such as Nexis, TLO, Accurint, Ancestry or Pipl, and news sources such as Bloomberg, Factiva or NewsBank
• Facility searching social media
• Ability to review large document sets and extract relevant information with accuracy
• Excellent communication skills and ability to synthesize information for others is a must
• Expertise in identifying, obtaining, searching and deciphering public records. Ability to file targeted, fruitful FOIA requests is a must
• Strong understanding of government documents, agencies and processes at the federal and local levels
• Available for occasional travel for staff retreats, reporting assignments or other required events

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sustainability desk colleagues and local partner newsrooms to execute stories
• Appraise story viability from a research perspective, communicate potential research paths or pitfalls, and help assess the national context for select local stories
• Conduct broad news searches and academic or archival research
• Conduct background research on people, companies, organizations or topics
• Create original datasets from publicly available data
• Assist reporters with best practices for using research tools and methods

Benefits

This job is full time and includes benefits