Assistant Managing Editor, National

Headquarters (NYC)Full-time$200k–$250k2026-11-13

Hybrid · United States

Core

Senior-level investigative editor overseeing national staff to produce accountability journalism and elevate ambitious reporting projects.

Role type

Senior IC investigative editor (national)

Builds

Investigative stories and accountability journalism for the public interest

Domain

Journalism / Media / Public Interest

Required skills

Team supervision, story selection, high-level editing, narrative structuring, project management, coaching editors, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with data visualization, video, and audience engagement teams

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Supervising teams of national reporters and editors; Providing guidance on story conception and creative direction; Editing long-form narratives and investigations; Coaching editors to develop skills; Collaborating with data, research, and visual staff; Championing accountability journalism

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About ProPublica

ProPublica is an award-winning independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account. Our investigative journalism does more than expose wrongdoing and injustice; we intend for it to spark real-world change. With a team of more than 100 dedicated journalists across the country, we produce reporting that has contributed to the passage of new laws; reversals of harmful policies and pract