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The ideal candidate enjoys the challenge of helping editors and reporters envision the most ambitious and creative paths for their projects; deeply understands and embraces ProPublica’s accountability mission; has a facility for high-level story honing and writing; and is dedicated to helping our editors grow and develop. We’re looking for an experienced editor with sound news judgment who is equally comfortable and adept weighing in on what’s working, or not, in a long-form narrative as in a complicated, multipart investigation.\nThis position involves juggling a variety of high-level projects, weighing in on story selection and direction, providing top-level guidance and editing, as well as working with staffers from other ProPublica teams, from data and research to video and audience. \nThe assistant managing editor, national, will report to the managing editor of the national staff.\nWhat you would be doing:\nSupervising teams of national reporters and editors working on revelatory, important stories and projects.\nProviding support and guidance to ensure projects are conceived of and told as ambitiously and creatively as possible.\nWorking with editors and reporters to select stories with the potential for impact, and helping them overcome reporting hurdles\nEditing, including identifying and fixing structural issues and elevating writing when necessary.\nHelping teams collaborate with researchers, data visualization reporters, engagement reporters, audience and visual staffers, and story producers.\nCoaching editors to stretch and develop their skills and ambitions.\nServing as a champion for accountability journalism.\nWe’re looking for someone who has:\nAt least 10 years experience overseeing investigative and/or accountability reporting and has managed teams of reporters and editors.\nA track record as an editor of landing revelatory stories about abuses of power.\nA passion for and experience with accountability journalism.\nThe ability to juggle many different responsibilities, meet deadlines and handle pressure while remaining calm.\nExceptional organizational skills.\nA collaborative mindset. As a leader, you should work seamlessly with staffers throughout the newsroom. \nThe ability to adroitly handle fast-breaking stories, monthslong reporting projects and exquisitely written narratives.\nThis job is full time and includes benefits. \nWe’re open to remote candidates based and authorized to work in the United States. Candidates in the New York City region will be expected to work in our office at least two days a week. We also have offices in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Chicago; Phoenix; and Berkeley, California. Though not currently in place, an in-person requirement could be introduced at these locations in the future. \nThe expected salary range for this position is $200,000 to $250,000.\nThis 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. ProPublica is committed to paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be considered career salary limits or caps.\nWhat you should send us:\nThe most important part by far is your past work. We’d like to see examples of projects that show how you work as both a direct editor and as a top editor. Specifically: \n(1) Send us links to the investigative stories you directly edited that you are most proud of. These should be stories where you worked directly with a reporter to shape and guide the focus of an investigation. Don’t be shy - tell us what worked (numbers and evidence of impact welcome) and how you’d do it differently next time. Editing is about far more than moving around words. Show us how you think. \n(2) Send us a project or story in which you made a significant difference as a top editor. This should be where you honed the structure or narrative or where you identified missing elements necessary before publication. Let us know how your contributions elevated the work.\nYour resume. \nWe will begin reviewing applications as we receive them, but we will continue to consider candidates as long as the posting remains live on our site.\nQuestions? Send an email to . \nNo phone calls, please.\nWe know there are great candidates who may not fit into what we’ve described above or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.\nWe 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. 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