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CNBC Digital seeks computational journalist

CNBC is looking for a computational journalist to join our data visualization team.

Our computational journalists will create interactive features, models, and systems that collect, process and present real-time data and predictions about business, economics, sports, and lifestyle.

Qualifications/Requirements

– CNBC is looking for candidates with extensive practice building web applications.
– Candidates should be full-stack programmers, with experience using:
– modern programming languages including Python, Ruby and Javascript
– web frameworks such as Rails, Django or node.js
– relational and document-based data stores like MySQL, Postgres or MongoDB
– Must be willing to work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
– Must be willing to submit to a background check

Thus, in addition to their programming and development skills, candidates should be able to demonstrate interest in one or more core subject areas — business, economics, sports, and lifestyle.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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