ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that uses the moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlighting of wrongdoing. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account.

We’re looking for a search editor to join our award-winning audience team. This role will ensure our investigative journalism reaches audiences searching for answers on Google, Bing and other search engines. This involves applying SEO best practices to our work, spotting opportunities for us to improve and tracking our performance over time. You’ll help incorporate effective search practices into ProPublica’s rigorous editorial standards while making our work findable and accessible to potential readers.

Beyond search, you’ll be an essential contributor to broader audience initiatives, working collaboratively with senior editors and reporters to frame and optimize our stories for success across all platforms.

Responsibilities include:

• Working alongside ProPublica’s senior editors and reporters to package stories for our audience, writing and editing concise and compelling headlines and additional copy for our site, social platforms and search engines.
• Establishing SEO best practices and equipping others with the documentation, training and feedback to scale these efforts across the newsroom.
• Using SEO tools to conduct keyword and trend research and monitor performance.
• Recommending search-friendly headlines for stories, suggesting search-optimized evergreen content that can complement our main stories and identifying creative ways to reach specific audiences.
• Working closely with our product team to monitor and make technical recommendations.
• Providing regular reports to the newsroom and management about search performance and our competitive position on stories.
• Optimizing evergreen content from ProPublica’s archive and databases to reach new audiences.
• Serving as the point person for your assigned stories, informing the audience team of findings, potential promotional opportunities, and on-site and off-platform performance metrics.
• Contributing to ProPublica’s goal of expanding, diversifying and increasing the loyalty of our audience.

What we’re looking for:

• At least four years of relevant work experience — preferably in a newsroom or media organization, but we are open to people with other types of experience and an interest in investigative journalism. Strong headline and general writing skills and basic understanding of journalistic principles are a must.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience with SEO editorial and technical strategy.
• Familiarity using SEO tools, including Google Search Console, Google Trends, Botify, SEMRush, MozPro, Ahrefs, Brightedge or similar tools.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions about search keywords, topics and formats.
• Ability to boil down complex narratives and ideas with an eye toward highlighting a story’s most accessible components. 
• A desire to bring industry-standard SEO best practices to long-form investigations and their findings.
• Good working knowledge of analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Parse.ly and Chartbeat.
• Patience, creativity and an eagerness to collaborate as we work together improve our process. 
• Interest in advocating for search audiences, incorporating them into our ambitious and inclusive new audience strategies. 
• A collaborative mindset, stellar communication skills and the ability to work on several stories at once. You’ll need to stay organized and focused, and meet deadlines.
• Belief that journalism and its distribution can be both high quality and pragmatic in their approach to reaching people. We hope you’d be excited to help create what this looks like.

This position is full time with benefits. ProPublica is based in New York City, but remote applicants anywhere in the U.S. are welcome. For those who prefer working in person, we have additional offices in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Chicago; Phoenix; and Berkeley, California. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

The expected salary for this position is $90,000-$105,000.

This is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay. The final wage 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 limits or caps.

We 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.

Questions? Send an email to talent@propublica.org.

No phone calls, please.

• You have strong editorial judgement and excellent writing and editing skills.
• You have experience with analysis of breaking news and filing clear, concise copy at a quick pace. Newsletter and/or social media experience is required. 
• You’ve worked in a variety of CMSs and social-media platforms, and have a keen understanding of the tools that support state-of-the-art editorial.
• You are hyper-organized and have experience managing an editorial calendar (and sticking to it).
• You are fluent with data and analytics, and can responsibly incorporate user behavior into your editorial strategy.

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• Manage a team schedule and ensure work stays on track. 
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Raging curiosity.
Edgy storytelling.
Dynamic on-camera presence.
Teamwork and hard work.

Those are the qualities that reporters at FOX 9/KMSP in Minneapolis-St. Paul must have in abundance.

Give us your examples of aggressively pursuing important and relevant enterprise stories. Our reporters are great in live situations, develop their OWN sources and scoff at press release news. 

AND our reporters embrace the new, evolving area of presenting LIVE content on multi-platforms, not just traditional TV News packages.

The Cut is looking for a Senior Writer to be part of our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in coverage culture and communities and feel comfortable writing essays about internet culture and trends from TikTok, celebrities, money, fashion/beauty, relationships, and everything in between. 

Reporters should have experience sourcing, pitching, and writing stories while meeting the needs of a fast-paced newsroom. We want writers who can spot cultural trends and tell compelling stories about what they mean and why they matter. We want writers who are eager to write stories that you can’t read anywhere else. We're looking for someone who obsessively follows the news (from politics to celebrity) and knows what makes a Cut story. You should have strong news judgment, a thorough understanding of SEO, and a good sense of humor!

WHO WE ARE

The Cut, a New York Magazine site, is home to the conversations that matter most to women today — from politics and intersectional feminism to work, money, relationships, mental health and sex — and forward-thinking coverage of fashion and style.

New York Magazine and The Cut are part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work with and report to the Features Editor
• Write stories that stand out in a crowded and competitive field
• Produce 6 stories a month, ranging from quick turnaround news stories to longer-lead features 
• Pitch unique and timely stories daily that bring The Cut to the forefront of the culture and news conversations of the day
• Closely follow politics, culture trends, and celebrity news
• Actively monitor social media to keep on top of breaking news and current trends

WHO YOU ARE

• At least three years of experience in journalism
• Experience in original reporting
• Comfortable working on stories across a range of subjects (internet culture, celebrities, etc.)
• Ability to produce clean writing under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with using social media and Google trends
• Ability to work independently 
• Experience with SEO
• Strong understanding of Cut tone and sensibility

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This job is located in our New York office.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

This position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the Company and The NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, AFL-CIO.

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here. 

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.