Unclassified - San Diego, CA

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Hybrid - San Diego, CA

About the position

Who we are: 1POINT21 Interactive is a full-service digital agency based in San Diego, CA. We specialize in helping brands to increase visibility online by developing “share-worthy” content around the topic of consumer safety, important social issues, and trending topics. Whether we are developing an interactive data visualization, long-form content piece or developing a stunning new website design, our goal is always to make the kind of web content that gets people talking about you and your brand. What we're looking for: We are seeking a data journalist/ content marketer who can create stories and data projects from beginning to end. In this role, you will explore, clean, and analyze data to find interesting narratives and run with them. You will report to our Director of Content Strategy and work with the Data Viz team to create visual assets for the story and have strong data analysis and writing skills. The projects that you work on may find their way to local and national news outlets and even be featured on television broadcasts.

Responsibilities

  • Wrangle data, including sourcing it (experience using FOIA requests is a plus), scraping, cleaning, analyzing, and preparing it for publication
  • Execute both simple and complex analyses depending upon project scope
  • Participate in brainstorm sessions
  • Pitch, develop, and write compelling stories that earn media placements
  • Create visual assets or communicate with developers and designers to have them made
  • Work within and help improve team workflow and processes

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of data analysis and the tools involved
  • Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and either R, Python or similar language
  • Experience working on data projects in a newsroom, for a website, or for a personal project
  • An ability to find interesting narratives in large (or small) datasets
  • Excellent writing skills and solid editorial judgement
  • Basic interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
  • Time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines
  • A bachelor's degree and examples of published works are required for this position
  • A degree in journalism or related field is a plus

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Life insurance
  • Opportunities for advancement
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