What you will do:
• Edits, collaborates with, and provides guidance to a small team of data reporters and works on some of our biggest, most complicated stories.
• Helps reporters use data to break news and tell stories, using data from a range of sources, both internal and external. Helps craft methodology published with articles that explains clearly how we do what we do.
• Participates in story idea meetings across the newsroom and discusses data-oriented reporting and help put in place data standards across teams.
• Works with the data visualization unit to develop graphics to enhance our reporting.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
You need to have:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• A total of 7 years’ relevant data experience, with a minimum 3+ years’ experience working for a news organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in computer science fundamentals and building applications at-scale using Microsoft and open-source technology.
• Experience in using statistics and data concepts in a newsroom to produce top-notch journalism.
• Ability to help build best practices standards for data-based reporting.
• Proficiency in programming languages R or Python, along with skills in SQL, Excel and web-scraping techniques.
• Exceptional curiosity and news judgment to unpack complicated legal and government actions and help reporters make them relevant and interesting.
To apply, go here.
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