Deputy Editor, Engagement

We will begin reviewing applications as we receive them but will accept applications until at least Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. ET.

Pro Publica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

We are seeking a deputy engagement editor to grow our unique, award‑winning engagement reporting team. In this role, you will help set the course for Pro Publica’s signature crowdsourced investigations, from callouts to tip lines to citizen‑fueled science. You’ll do this by supervising members of the engagement reporting team, identifying opportunities for the team in existing lines of reporting and showing editorial leadership on new initiatives.

You’ll report to the engagement editor and work together to direct the team.

The ideal candidate is a sharp communicator, an organized project manager and a creative engagement thinker who is comfortable collaborating across teams, advising colleagues and shaping processes that help powerful journalism reach and involve the people who need it most.

Like everyone in our newsroom, our team focuses on accountability journalism and measures success by impact. This journalism has led to impact big and small, from equipping patients with better information to a promised $2 billion to fix Idaho public school buildings. As deputy editor, you’ll edit projects that channel thousands of people’s stories, including educators, parents, mental‑health providers, wildfire survivors, migrant dairy farm workers, other vulnerable workers and residents living near toxic hot spots.

You’ll help engagement reporters fill information gaps with calculators, guides and letter generators, and you’ll push forward efforts to reach people in the spaces where they gather, both online and off.

• Alongside the engagement and crowd sourcing editor, manage engagement reporters as they work on investigative stories reliant on community outreach and engagement. You’ll be the direct supervisor of at least three reporters on the team.
• Work with team members — including engagement reporters, a product manager and a tips coordinator — to bring project ideas and pitches to fruition.
• Identify promising crowd sourcing opportunities by consulting, brainstorming and meeting with teams all over the newsroom. Help prioritize projects and stories so the team can be deployed strategically across the organization.
• Support and guide the team in designing and managing callouts, building surveys, crafting pitch‑perfect outreach language and developing the right crowd sourcing strategy for each investigation.
• Edit and co‑edit stories geared toward the communities we cover, including service journalism, tools and guides.
• Collaborate with national, local and specialty reporting teams across Pro Publica and in our many partner newsrooms, including through our Local Reporting Network.
• Brainstorm the biggest ideas you can imagine with a team of the most creative engagement journalists in the country.

This job is full time and includes benefits. Pro Publica is based in New York, but we’re open to remote candidates. We have offices in New York City;
Washington, D.C.;
Atlanta;
Chicago;
Phoenix; and Berkeley, California. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

The expected salary range for this position is $135,000 to $145,000.

This is a good‑faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The final salary figure will take into account a person’s experience, accomplishment and location. Pro Publica is committed to paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be considered career salary limits or caps.

• An interest in pushing the boundaries on how crowd sourcing and engagement journalism can fuel investigations and innovative ideas for how to do it.
• At least five years of experience editing, guiding or leading engagement‑driven investigations. We will prioritize candidates with experience managing and supervising staff.
• Experience building esprit de corps among distributed staff that is grounded in motivating staff, helping them reach career goals and working together.
• A strong news sense, keen attention to detail and the…