Deputy Research Editor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee research reporters engaged in investigative journalism and directly manage team reporters.

• Act as an escalation point for intricate reporting challenges, demanding deadlines, and delicate sourcing or verification concerns.

• Organize and prioritize incoming research requests efficiently.

• Collaborate with the research editor to allocate tasks, shape strategy, and guarantee consistent research support across various desks, beats, and regions.

• Offer hands-on editorial direction regarding records strategies, advanced sourcing, database utilization, OSINT methodologies, and verification processes.

• Mentor text editors and reporters, while identifying training opportunities within the newsroom.

• Work alongside reporters and editors to establish research objectives, frame investigations, and link information across extensive datasets.

• Enhance research workflows, documentation, organization, and best practices.

• Cultivate relationships with editors, reporters, partner newsrooms, and specialized teams.

• Participate in hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and providing performance feedback for distributed research personnel.

• Support the management and administration of research tools and resources, contributing to contract negotiations.

• Assess new technologies, databases, and applications pertinent to investigative reporting.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience managing a research team, preferably within a journalism context.

• Extensive hands-on research experience, ideally focused on investigative journalism or in-depth government/investigative research.

• Comprehensive knowledge of financial, corporate, government, legal, or OSINT resources.

• Awareness of AI applications in investigative reporting.

• Profound experience in identifying, obtaining, searching, and analyzing public records.

• Strong grasp of government documents and processes at local, state, and federal levels.

• Exceptional ability to guide staff in assessing and verifying information from various sources.

• Proficient in searching and utilizing premium databases.

• Capability to swiftly identify and employ emerging technologies and applications relevant to investigative research.

• Experience in building morale and promoting professional development within a geographically dispersed team.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration abilities.

• Sharp attention to detail with the capacity to synthesize complex information and discern patterns and connections.

• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Proven track record of managing multiple projects, adhering to tight deadlines, and performing effectively under pressure.

• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally for staff retreats, training, or other necessary events.

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Option for remote work.

• Office locations available in New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, and Berkeley, California.

• Opportunities for occasional travel for staff retreats, training, or other essential events.