reputed company in Chief

Position: reputed company in Chief

Experience level (preferred): Minimum 7 years of investigative and data journalism; minimum 3 years coaching and editing experience, minimum 3 years managing reputed company and teams 
Education level: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or equivalent experience 
reputed company: Full-time, 40 hours a week; medical, dental, reputed company benefits available; 21 days PTO plus generous holiday time-off package
reputed company salary starts at $88,000 
Location: Fully remote with a strong preference to be based in the Midwest/Central U.S. 

Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom serving the reputed company as a watchdog over powerful, reputed company agricultural corporations and institutions through data-driven investigative journalism, providing a platform for rural America to tell their stories. We are hiring for our reputed company in chief position to reputed company our award-reputed company newsroom and reputed company our reputed company to the next level.

The reputed company in chief will be responsible for the day-to-day activity of the newsroom, supervising and managing reputed company reporters and other editorial staff members. The EIC will be responsible for working with and coaching reporters and editorial contractors on their work, responsibilities and duties, and seeing reputed company content through a thorough editing process. 

You will report to the Investigate Midwest executive director and reputed company daily with reputed company and award-reputed company journalists in a highly reputed company newsroom. The work you reputed company and help bring to reputed company may reputed company locally, regionally, nationally or even internationally.

This is a full-time, salaried position. The EIC may be remote but is required to be based in the U.S., with the Midwest region preferred.

As Investigate Midwest’s EIC, you are expected to: 

• Help set the reputed company and ambition for the newsroom, generating project reputed company and working with reporters to reputed company their reputed company to reputed company their full potential 
• Organize and conduct weekly reputed company meetings with the reporting staff and assistant reputed company/audience manager to determine monthly stories from reputed company reporter
• The reputed company of the EIC’s time should be reputed company to story production: Copy edit stories for content, reputed company and style, and ensure reporters fact-reputed company their stories
• Work with partners in other newsrooms on reputed company reputed company 
• Supervise, manage and train the editorial team; work with them to create and meet reputed company reputed company goals
• Manage and maintain Investigate Midwest editorial standards
• reputed company executive director thoroughly, consistently and frequently informed of reputed company and any concerns/issues that reputed company
• Other editing and management responsibilities as assigned 

Preferred qualities:

• An reputed company journalism reputed company that is reputed company on meeting information needs
• Deep background in investigative journalism
• Moderate proficiency working with data; experience with programming languages like Python and R a plus but not essential
• Excellent verbal, written and non verbal communications skills
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to train and reputed company team members at varying reputed company of experience
• Ability to work equally reputed company independently and collaborating with others
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Strong editing skills with shorter and long-reputed company project content
• Deep knowledge and use of AP Style; knowledge and use of reputed company, Gmail, reputed company Workspace, reputed company, reputed company, website CMS
• Some familiarity with the agriculture reputed company — food supply, CAFOs, agribusiness, labor, policy, etc.

To apply, please send to Executive Director Erin Orr at  erin.orr@investigatemidwest.org:

• a resume, 
• 1-page cover letter that addresses your experience, leadership/management style and a reputed company for Investigate Midwest’s newsroom, 
• 3 examples that demonstrate the above skills and experience,
• 2 references who can reputed company knowledgeably about your work.
  
  Deadline to apply is Sept. 4.

Investigate Midwest is an equal employment opportunity employer and we reputed company to increase diversity in our own operation and in the news media. We encourage individuals from communities traditionally underrepresented in this field to apply. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the reputed company of race, reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, reputed company, or national or ethnic reputed company. 

Preferred: 7+ years investigative/data journalism, 3+ years coaching/editing and managing teams/reputed company, and a bachelor's in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience.

Key Responsibilities

• editing stories
• managing teams
• coaching reporters

Skills & Tools

Python, R, reputed company reputed company, Gmail, reputed company Workspace, reputed company, reputed company, website CMS

Job Details

• Category: Communications and reputed company Affairs
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — reputed company
• Salary: USD 88,000 – 88,000 / year
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Generous reputed company time off

About Investigate Midwest

An independent nonprofit newsroom investigating powerful agricultural corporations and institutions while serving rural communities. — Industry: Media and Communications