Data Visualization Journalist
Hearst Communications - Washington, DC
posted 1 day ago
About the position
Hearst Television seeks an ambitious and motivated Data Visualization Journalist to join our new data journalism team. This role involves analyzing data and producing and deploying the findings in innovative and visual ways to engage our viewers and readers. If you love traditional local journalism, are obsessed with data analysis, and you have the skills to merge those passions into creating impactful visual stories, this is the job for you. This data journalism team will regularly collaborate with our Television and Digital national teams, including the National Investigative Unit. You will be focused on fact-based journalism that captures the deeper context on big stories and relevant topics and uncovers the stories behind and within the data. You must have a deep understanding of and experience with seeking out and compiling data, interpreting it, and then taking the additional rewarding step of creating the visual experience that conveys the results. You have interest in breaking news, local and national news, politics, business and consumer content, and trending topics. You will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting data and delivering those findings by authoring news articles, conceptualizing the digital presentation, and then building it for our audiences and various platforms. You will also assist our television journalists in bringing their data-driven stories to life. We are searching for a highly organized and detail-oriented person, a self-starter with high-standards, a team player, and an expert communicator who can provide and take feedback as we deliver unique content on all platforms. This is a full-time in-person job based in one of our Hearst Television markets or at our corporate offices in Washington, DC or New York City.
Responsibilities
- Develop story ideas, research topics, locate relevant data, verify and fact-check information, and enhance storytelling
- Gather, analyze, interpret, validate, and visually present data to help break news, create exclusive content, and support our stories
- Write and produce online stories based on your data analysis and conceptualize and develop the visual experiential content for digital platforms
- Work collaboratively on data research tied to local and national investigations and content for our consumer unit
- Assist with brainstorming and developing processes to create and manage internal databases and content management and delivery systems
- Manage multiple data and storytelling projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, ethics, and thoughtful decision making
- Effectively communicate and work seamlessly with all team members and managers, creative and digital teams, legal, and other Hearst divisions to complete projects and elevate content
Requirements
- A minimum of 3-5 years of data journalism experience and/or a degree in data science, journalism, or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience in gathering and interpreting data and designing representative infographics and interactive visualizations for digital media
- Experience in investigative journalism and dynamic written and visual storytelling
- Ability to work with a wide range of datasets, including census, government, demographic, political, financial, and economic
- Expert knowledge of and comfort with R and/or Python, and Excel, Sheets and/or Tableau
- Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and GitHub
- Ability to effectively utilize standard design tools, including Infogram, Flourish, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Use of statistical methods and data visualization techniques to identify patterns and trends and discover data outliers
- Work under pressure, make quick informed decisions, and organize and prioritize multiple data projects at once
- Related military experience will be considered
Benefits
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
