Position: Executive Editor

Location: Washington, D.C.

Reports to: Executive Director

Summary Description:

The Executive Editor is the driving editorial force of the organization, and helps set the highest standards of editorial professionalism. S/he is responsible for high-impact project and story ideas, all editorial content, production, and distribution. Content includes long-term projects and daily and weekly reporting. The Executive Editor is a member of the Senior Management Team and is responsible for the development and oversight of the editorial budget.

The ideal candidate will bring at least ten (10) years of journalism experience coupled with demonstrated skill in nonprofit management and organizational leadership. S/he should have a background in investigative journalism in a digital environment and proven experience in driving web traffic. S/he will use long-term projects to help create more short-term reporting opportunities and think creatively about leveraging historical Center content for the current news environment. This position works closely with the Executive Director to ensure that the mission and values of the organization are integrated into the editorial content.

This is a great opportunity for the right person who enjoys a congenial workplace, an extraordinarily compelling mission, and a setting filled with dynamic ideas and game-changing journalism.

Responsibilities and Expectations:

• Promotes the Center’s brand and profile through high-impact investigative journalism and external networks.
• Manages and directs projects and story ideas from conception through completion.
• Line manages Managing Editors and other personnel as directed by the Executive Director.
• Evaluates all projects and story ideas to ensure compliance with the Center’s editorial standards and policies, assigns personnel, and establishes budgets.
• Chairs daily morning editorial meetings.
• Coordinates project roll-out with Development and Communications.
• Thinks creatively about content-distribution strategies.
• Works with the Executive Director to recruit, hire, and train new employees.
• Continues to expand computer-assisted reporting and research to integrate data, multimedia, and graphics with content.
• Works with the web team to develop audience engagement and social media strategies.
• Develops and implements an editorial evaluation process to measure impact.
• Works with the Executive Director to negotiate and manage co-publishing or news collaborations and partnerships with other organizations.
• Develops and oversees project-based editorial budgets.
• Works with senior management team to develop and implement sustainable models for nonprofit investigative journalism.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: Masters’ degree or equivalent experience.

Skills:

• Flawless and fluid written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to serve as an organizational spokesperson and raise funds in support of the organization.
• Proven management skills, including willingness to integrate new technologies.
• Effective leadership skills as a steward of the organization’s resources, credibility, and reputation.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the capacity to work well with a diverse group of individuals.
• Strong budgeting and budget oversight skills.
• Approachable and collaborative with a willingness to learn as well as to teach.
• Superb editing skills.
• Strong analytical, research, and investigative skills.
• Innovation and ability to be an organizational change agent.

Experience/Accomplishments:

• At least 10 years of investigative journalism experience with demonstrated results.
• Proven track record to manage multiple tasks and ongoing projects in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of and experience with distribution outlets, including print, broadcast, and the Web.
• Strong management, planning, financial and organizational skills, including at least seven (7) years of relevant management experience.
• Commitment to the values and mission of the Center for Public Integrity.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to resumes@publicintegrity.org. Please put the job title in the subject line.

About The Center for Public Integrity

The Center for Public Integrity was founded in 1989 by Charles Lewis. We are one of the country's oldest and largest nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organizations. Our mission: To enhance democracy by revealing abuses of power, corruption and betrayal of trust by powerful public and private institutions, using the tools of investigative journalism.

POSITION: Director of Leadership Giving

Deadline for applications:      Open until filled.

Summary Description:
The Director of Leadership Giving will work with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the Executive Director, and the Board of Directors to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual major gift prospects and donors capable of making gifts of $10,000 or more as part of the Center’s goal to diversify revenue between now and our 25th anniversary year (2015), with the goal of raising $1-$2 million in sustainable revenue annually by year three. Building on a current list of prospects who have been identified and cultivated over the past 18 months, the Director of Leadership Giving will secure and expand support for a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism internationally and domestically. The Director of Leadership Giving is a new position as part of a dynamic, successful fundraising team that is currently raising $8 million annually.

The ideal candidate will bring at least five years of demonstrated success as a front-line fundraiser, particularly in the area of major giving. S/he must have established skills identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects, as well as the creativity, collegiality, energy and integrity to be part of a highly-motivated development team. Support from the organization’s executive director and board members makes this an ideal time to launch a major gifts program.

This is a great opportunity for the right person who enjoys a congenial workplace, an extraordinarily compelling mission, and a setting filled with dynamic ideas and game-changing journalism.

Responsibilities and Expectations:

• Build a major gifts program, starting with an existing prospect list of 40-50 high net worth individuals, making a minimum of 100 personal visits per year, with board members, executive director, CDO, managing editors, or alone.
• Research, rank and organize the current list of prospects and present an annual fundraising plan as part of the overall strategic plan for development.
• Offer strategic counsel to the executive director, CDO, and board members, plus development colleagues, on major donor relations.
• Participate in fundraising visits and calls with the executive director and board members, particularly the chair of the board.
• Develop creative, cost-effective strategies for cultivating individual prospects.
• Prepare proposals and cultivation/solicitation materials.
• Prepare related correspondence for prospects and donors. Work with Development Operations to fully utilize Raiser’s Edge 7 to track prospects and produce tailored thank you letters.
• As appropriate, and in coordination with the CDO and board members, promote and solicit planned gifts.
• Plan and execute cultivation and stewardship events.
• Play a strong role in upcoming anniversary year activities, including assisting in planning stewardship and social events (2014-2015)
• By end of 2015, ensure that the revenue stream of major gifts ($10k and above) is between $1-$2 million annually.

Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to the role of a free press in a democratic society and enthusiasm for the basic watchdog mission of the Center for Public Integrity.
• At least five years of professional experience in fundraising or closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to close five- and six-figure gifts.
• Practical knowledge of major giving and an understanding of the major gifts cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to move four-figure donors to higher, consistent, sustained giving.
• Direct experience successfully soliciting five- to seven-figure gifts.
• Superior communication, presentation, organizational and writing skills.
• Ability to be a front-line representative of the Center for Public Integrity, to external constituencies such as prospects, donors, and the board.
• Ability to produce and staff events.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office, social media, and Raiser’s Edge 7 fundraising software or equivalent.
• Ability to use social media to communicate, influence and fundraise.
• Proficiency with prospect research techniques.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Conditions:
Non-supervisory position.
Some travel (10-25% of week) and evening and weekend work occasionally required.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to resumes@publicintegrity.org. Please put the job title in the subject line.

GENERAL
Help one of the country’s leading investigative journalism organizations define and expand its web design capabilities. The Center for Public Integrity is seeking an innovative visual journalist to work out of our Washington, D.C., office. Candidates should have at least 3 years’ experience that includes visualizing, prototyping, and interface development.

You will work as part of a team, reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, to visualize and create templates and interactive elements to be part of larger investigations or to stand alone on the site and other digital platforms (mobile, social, etc.)

RESPONSIBILITIES

The job will include, but not be limited to, the following opportunities:

• Initially working with the content management team to develop Center design strategy, including branding, and create new site templates;
• Additionally, visualize, develop and implement graphics that maintain user engagement within and outside of Center networks, including some work with Center development and communications teams;
• Other opportunities identified by the designer to expand the Center’s web goals.

SKILL & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Innovative, self-motivated approach to work;
• At least three years of experience with web design;
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team environment;
• Visualizing, prototyping and creating wireframes;
• Ability to work across a range of projects;
• Strong verbal, written, and visual presentation skills;
• Understanding of the value of design and brand within a business context;
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines;
• Strong knowledge of layout/user interface design (e.g. using Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, etc.);
• Experience or ability to learn responsive/adaptive design techniques, particularly CSS3 media queries, for mobile design; and
• Understanding how front-end design integrates with back-end architecture
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in the news industry, specifically investigative journalism;
• Experience with data visualization, such as mapping and using HTML/JavaScript-based charts, etc.;
• Experience creating and maintaining Drupal themes;
• Experience working with PHP;
• Experience working with and managing Git repositories locally and on Github; and
• Experience managing CSS through SASS.

Please include at least five work samples along with your resume.

All applications, including a cover letter and resume, should be emailed to resumes@publicintegrity.org. Please put job title in subject line.

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DRUPAL/LAMP DEVELOPER

Position: Permanent with benefits
Salary: Negotiable

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Leading development of the next generation of web platforms, social networking tools and publishing tools to showcase the Center’s award-winning reporting.
• Coordinating with editors and web producers to ensure that needed functionality meets usability and workflow requirements.
• Implement bug fixes and assist with routine maintenance of existing websites.
• Research emerging technologies to help identify potential revenue opportunities and/or enhancements to website user experience.
• Participate in all aspects of website development/redevelopment: analysis, planning, testing, development, maintenance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 3 years experience developing in PHP.
• Minimum 2 years experience with Drupal, including Drupal 7 module development and theming.
• HTML, CSS and Web Standards experience and knowledge.
• Understanding and experience managing MySQL Server and Linux.
• Management of projects using Git and Github.
• Experience building and using web services and AJAX, including authentication schemes using OAuth 1 and 2.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience in the news media industry.
• Experience working in other programming languages/frameworks.
• Experience in traditional software development.
• Prior leadership experience in web development enterprise.
• Experience with Linux web server management.
• Experience with these software or services is also a plus: Hudson, Varnish

SKILLS:

• Must be able to produce high-quality code under clear deadlines.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and consistently meet project deadlines
• Must be able to lead a team of other developers to produce quality code.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Innovative, self-motivated approach to work

The Center offers a compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. All applications, including a cover letter and resume, should be emailed to resumes@publicintegrity.org.