Job Description

We have an opening for an ambitious, passionate, resourceful, and discerning Data Journalist to join the Editorial news team. The journalist will work with the news team and focus on providing readers unique, important, and enterprising data-driven stories and projects on issues, people, and social injustice.

The successful candidate is a  positive communicator who loves to collaborate, come up with ideas, work with the news team at every step of the data reporting and writing process, help make creative decisions about how stories should be presented, and partner with the team to make stories captivate and resonate online. You will have the drive to deliver best-in-class coverage of a competitive story, often on tight deadlines, as well as the curiosity to ask what worthy stories remain untold. Strict devotion to accuracy, fairness, and inclusiveness in coverage is a must.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and develop data-driven work for the general public.
• Dig into large data sets and run statistical analyses to uncover discrepancies or potential story leads. 
• Collaborate the newsroom (editors, reporters, and other graphics staff) with data research and analysis.
• Partner with the editorial, research, creative team to brainstorm visual/data coverage ideas, and find gaps in current story planning.
• Work in partnership with our creative department on a variety of projects to develop engaging data stories.
• Well-versed in the fundamentals of computer programming, data visualization, and digital design.

Qualifications

• Digital journalism experience in a newsroom or deadline driven environment.
• Experience exercising sound news judgment and ethical standards.
• Experience collecting, interpreting, and cleaning large data sets to synthesize, identify discrepancies, and uncover story ideas.
• Experience sketching and pitching visual ideas.
• Excellent spreadsheet and database skills, including familiarity with SQL.
• Familiar with math and statistics needed for sophisticated data analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with Python, JavaScript, Google Data Studios, CSS, Excel, and other data analysis and visualization tools
• Familiarity with our standard Adobe Creative Suite design software.
• Foundational understanding of layout, typography, and UX on all digital platforms.
• Ability to work within the content management system to post visual assets.
• Ability to turn around assignments on tight deadlines under difficult circumstances.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, knowing how and where to find the story in the data. 
• Familiarity with journalistic standards and AP style.
• Excellent organization, planning, and communication skills.
• Portfolio or writing/data samples to share.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

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