ProPublica is hiring a
Senior Editor

Summary

ProPublica is hiring a Senior Editor to helm their Sustainability Desk, focusing on investigative collaborations and providing trainings to former partners. The editor will work with local newsrooms to produce impactful investigative journalism. The expected salary range for this position is $150,000 to $195,000.

Requirements

• At least five years experience managing or leading complex investigations as a reporter or editor
• Excellent news sense: Recognize a range of stories that will work for both local and national audiences outside of an ongoing project
• The editing range to handle and think creatively about different types of investigative storytelling, including rolling investigations, traditional investigative projects, narratives and multimedia formats
• Experience reporting or editing collaborative projects and a command of the communication and diplomacy skills necessary to center building consensus and meeting the needs of different audiences
• Experience juggling multiple projects and many responsibilities at once. Strong organizational skills are a must
• The ability to meet deadlines and handle pressure while remaining calm
• The bedside manner to help reporters land what is often the most challenging work of their career
• Interest in and experience teaching reporters about fact-checking, organization, interviewing and other journalism skills
• The ability for occasional travel to staff retreats, to meet with reporters or to other required events

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing projects with former LRN members that have high local importance and strong national resonance
• Working in collaboration with partner newsrooms to produce stories that can take a variety of forms, from newspaper-style takeouts to magazine, audio and video pieces
• Supervising the reporting and writing of those pieces by reporters in local newsrooms
• Coordinating with a team at ProPublica to elevate these stories
• Coaching journalists who range in experience from veteran investigative reporters to newer journalists
• Developing trainings and other resources to share with the LRN community

Benefits

• This job is full time and includes benefits
• ProPublica is based in New York City, but remote applicants anywhere in the U.S. are welcome