Bloomberg is hiring a data journalist to help expand its Data Desk, a new globally distributed team of data savvy reporters empowered to work on ambitious stories and projects across Bloomberg’s reporting teams.
DUTIES:
- Pitch and report smart, accurate and timely data-rich stories
- Partner with reporters to acquire, clean and analyze data for larger newsroom projects
- Work with the graphics team to explore and prepare data for maps, charts and other data visualization projects
- Assist with code review and methodology checks on other data journalist’s work
SKILLS:
- Expertise in either Python or R is required
- You should have experience importing, cleaning and analyzing large data sets with code
- You should have familiarity with using APIs to make data requests, including scheduled jobs
- Web scraping skills, including familiarity with web scraping best practices, are a must
- Familiarity accessing and working with databases. This could include proficiency with SQL and databases managers such as mySQL and PostgresSQL
- Must have a working understanding of statistics, including tests for statistical significance and correlation
- Working knowledge of Github, including familiarity with cloning a project, pushing/merging content to an existing repository, and using Git commands the command line
- Familiarity with the GSuite of applications, including Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Golab
- Familiarity with spatial analysis using GIS tools like QGIS or ESRI ArcMap is a plus
