Senior Investigative Reporter

Now Hiring: Senior Investigative Reporter

Employer: The Lever

Location: Remote

Job status: Full-time

Salary: $90,000-$130,000, depending on experience

About The Lever

The Lever is a subscriber-supported investigative news outlet dedicated to following the money and holding the powerful accountable. Founded in 2020 by journalist David Sirota and a team of reporters, The Lever has quickly attracted a robust following thanks to its in-depth investigations and uncompromising analyses of local and national politics, business corruption, Big Tech, climate change, health care, and more. With its fast-growing subscribership, The Lever is building a news organization devoted to holding power accountable.

The Position

The Lever is looking for an enterprising and aggressive senior reporter with a track record of delivering big stories that break through the noise and facilitate change. The reporter will be a reliable self-starter, using their subject-matter expertise, document wizardry, and deep well of sources to generate eye-opening investigative scoops and transformative long-term enterprise projects. Candidates with a history of groundbreaking reporting in politics or business will be given strong consideration. This is a full-time, salaried, and remote position with benefits including a generous health care stipend, office expense reimbursements, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• At least five to eight years experience as a reporter.
• Deep proficiency in filing record requests, tracking political donations, and scrutinizing business records.
• The confidence and wherewithal to develop formidable enterprise stories over weeks and months; no subject is too ambitious.
• A strong grasp of what makes for a good Lever story.
• A keen ability to track and respond to the ever-shifting news cycle.
• Proven aptitude in hitting deadlines and filing clean and accurate copy on complex, highly scrutinized matters.
• Comfort and proficiency in operating independently, while also working in harmony with a small team of hardworking remote journalists.
• Commitment to The Lever’s subscriber-supported model and approach to accountability journalism.
• The passion, imagination, and ambition needed to build a transformative news organization.

How To Apply

Send a cover letter, resume, references, and three clips to jobs@levernews.com

The Lever is an equal opportunity employer​ that is committed to a diverse workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If they choose to do so, applicants may disclose their demographic information as part of their application. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons.