Senior Editor, Business

This senior editor will marshal a team of reporters to tackle accountability stories involving money, finance and business, finding and developing fresh lanes of reporting from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, with a focus on large companies, new technologies, wealthy people and powerful entities. The ideal candidate enjoys the challenge of helping reporters envision the most ambitious and creative paths for their projects, whether its high-metabolism, scoop-driven coverage , a massive document leak or deep beat reporting . They understand and embrace ProPublica’s accountability mission. The editor should be skilled at high-level story honing and writing as well as investigative reporting; not only do you know how to hold stories to the highest levels of rigor, you know how to grab busy people’s attention. We’re looking for an experienced journalist with sound news judgment. Supervising five national reporters working on revelatory, important stories and projects, providing support and guidance to ensure projects are conceived of and told as ambitiously and creatively as possible. Helping reporters collaborate with researchers, data visualization reporters, engagement reporters and audience and visual staffers, serving as a champion for accountability journalism.