Deputy Research Editor
Core
Lead and strengthen ProPublica's research team to support high-impact investigative journalism, managing reporters and handling complex verification and sourcing challenges.
Role type
Senior management IC research editor (investigative journalism)
Builds
Investigative stories, verification reports, and data-driven accountability journalism (via careerplan.io/jobs/4646981006-deputy-research-editor-at-propublica)
Domain
Journalism / Investigative Reporting / Public Interest Media
Required skills
Team management, investigative research, public records analysis, OSINT, financial/corporate/government/legal research, AI in reporting, database management, strategic planning, distributed team leadership
Preferred skills
Experience in journalism capacity, knowledge of emerging technologies, ability to foster team culture
Technologies
Premium databases, OSINT tools, AI tools, research software
Responsibilities
Manage and supervise research reporters on investigative stories, serve as escalation point for complex reporting challenges, manage and prioritize incoming research requests, partner with research editor to assign work and shape strategy, provide hands-on editorial guidance on records strategies and verification, collaborate to define research goals and frame investigations, support research workflows and best practices, contribute to hiring and mentoring distributed staff, assist with contract negotiations for research tools
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities