Deputy Research Editor

🏢 Propublica · 📍 Remote, United States · 💼 remote us 💰 $135,000 - $145,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

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

Application Deadline: Friday, October 16, at 11:59 p.m. ET

We are seeking a deputy research editor to help lead and strengthen ProPublica’s research team, guiding high-impact investigative work across the newsroom while supporting rigorous, collaborative and responsive research at scale.

The research team plays a critical role in many of ProPublica’s most impactful and widely read stories, contributing deep reporting, verification and sourcing to both long-term investigations and fast-turn accountability journalism. Research reporters regularly earn co-bylines and contributor credits across text, audio and video projects, and they collaborate closely with reporters, editors and partner newsrooms across the country.

The team works at scale and with flexibility, often supporting multiple major investigations while responding to urgent, high-priority requests tied to breaking news. Researchers typically balance two to three long-term projects at a time while fielding short-term needs, providing expertise in public records, financial and government research, OSINT and advanced verification.

This role reports to the research editor, and you’ll work closely together to lead ProPublica’s seven-member research team, which works collaboratively across our national, regional and Local Reporting Network desks.

As Deputy Research Editor, You Will:

Alongside the research editor, manage research reporters as they work on investigative stories. You’ll directly supervise reporters on the team.
Serve as an escalation point for research reporters and newsroom staff, helping resolve complex reporting challenges, tight deadlines and sensitive sourcing or verification issues.
Manage and prioritize incoming research requests, balancing urgent newsroom needs with longer-term investigative projects.<

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Propublica Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Evaluating investigative tenacity, rigorous fact-checking discipline, and moral courage to pursue stories that challenge powerful institutions.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Prioritizing speed or sensationalism over absolute factual accuracy and source protection
2. Inability to handle tough pushback on editorial premises or thesis construction
3. Lack of institutional curiosity regarding systemic corruption or policy failures

✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I combine deep investigative reporting with advanced data forensics to uncover systemic abuses that demand institutional accountability.

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