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About the Role

ProPublica is seeking a senior editor in Washington to manage a team of investigative reporters covering key beats. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of guiding reporters to produce impactful investigative journalism and a passion for developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a team of reporters working on revelatory, important stories and projects focused on Washington-related beats.
• Providing support and guidance to ensure that stories and projects are conceived of and told as ambitiously and creatively as possible.
• Working with reporters to select stories with the potential for impact and coaching them to overcome reporting hurdles.
• Editing stories, including identifying and fixing structural and logical issues and elevating writing when necessary.
• Helping reporters collaborate with researchers, data visualization reporters, engagement reporters, audience and visual staffers, and story producers.
• Serving as a champion for accountability journalism.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience editing accountability reporting.
• Managed or led complex investigations and supervised a team of journalists.
• Experience reporting or editing coverage of the federal government or Washington, D.C.
• Experience with and an appetite for collaborating, both across the newsroom and with external partners.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle many responsibilities, meet deadlines and handle pressure while remaining calm.
• The editing range to handle and think creatively about different types of investigative storytelling, including rolling investigations, traditional investigative projects, narratives and multimedia formats.
• The ability to travel, as needed, for team meetings, training and other events.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Skills

• News judgment
• Big-picture editing
• Line editing
• Collaborating with data, research, video and audience teams
• Visual storytelling
• Honing and elevating copy
• Managing public records requests
• Planning sensitive interviews
• Filtering large amounts of material
• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to handle pressure calmly

Location

• Washington, D.C.

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• $185,000 to $210,000

Benefits

• Includes benefits

About the Company

• ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Equal Opportunity

• We are dedicated to improving our newsroom, in part by better reflecting the people we cover.
• We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.
• We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.
• All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or any other status protected under applicable law.