Job description
Lighthouse is an award-winning investigative newsroom working with some of the world’s leading media to deliver deeply reported, public interest investigations. We’ve co-published series and investigations with more than 180 partners around the world. We work across formats from news and radio, podcasts and print to drama and documentary.
We’re hiring an investigations editor to build on our tech and accountability work and help us explore the potential global implications of ubiquitous technology in a team that includes talented data journalists, digital investigators and traditional investigative reporters. You must have the ability to understand the work of data teams as well as traditional reporters and the ability to see storytelling opportunities at the intersections of tech and environment, migration and human rights.
Working this job could mean going deep into the supply chains of Big Tech, the mines of crypto or under-reported harms of AI or the gig economy. You need to have a developed sense of how tech lands in and affects other reporting beats.
Projects may be long-form or front-page news, a podcast or TV segment. This is an opportunity to lead the work of teams of journalists including those from partner publications all over the world. You will need to be curious, ambitious, diplomatic and flexible.
DEADLINE for applications is end of day June 30
**Use of Gen AI in the application process will see candidates disqualified
- Develop and manage high-impact investigations working with a multidisciplinary reporting team.
- Work with our impact team to develop strategies for impact and audience generation.
- Assist in research and assess the viability of new investigations.
- Map key sources, datasets and documents.
- Work with Lighthouse’s open source and data journalists to develop reporting methodologies.
- Develop pitches for media partners, including for data, TV, multimedia and print newsrooms to ensure publication of nuanced, complex findings.
- Brief freelance and staff journalists and provide feedback and guidance as needed.
- Manage information flows and organise investigation documents.
- Maintain thorough documentation that informs fact checking and holds up to legal scrutiny
- Ensure sensitive information is handled securely and confidentially.
- Contribute to risk assessments and flag safety and legal issues.
- Set up communications channels and regular meetings as needed.
- Copy-edit stories and project documents as needed.
- Participate in relevant team and story meetings
Nice to haves
Experience managing a team of reporters
Track record of producing accountability reporting on tech issues
Familiarity with multicultural teams and cross-border projects
In-depth knowledge of several relevant tech issues
Experience producing and editing long-form journalism in various formats
Salary range: €55,000-68,000 depending on experience
25 paid vacation days
Remote or hybrid work set up depending on location
Macbook or similar laptop
Support for conferences, trainings and other events
