Reporter, Data, Data Journalism Team

$111,050 - $140,000/Yr

Unclassified - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - New York, NY

About the position

The New York Times is seeking three experienced data reporters with programming skills to contribute to data-driven journalism across various topics. This role combines traditional reporting with data analysis, requiring collaboration with colleagues in the newsroom. The reporters will be responsible for pitching and reporting data-driven stories, obtaining and building datasets, and ensuring rigorous methodologies in their analyses. This hybrid position requires regular attendance at one of the company's offices, with a preference for New York, followed by Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and report data-driven stories that illuminate the day's news events, explain difficult concepts, and investigate wrongdoing.
• Obtain and build datasets through FOIA, web scraping, document parsing, and shoe-leather approaches.
• Develop an understanding of datasets to mine them for reporting leads, meaningful insights, and newsworthy findings.
• Work independently and collaboratively in diverse teams.
• Support and uphold the value of journalistic independence and the mission to seek the truth.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in data journalism.
• Experience finding, requesting, cleaning, and analyzing complex datasets.
• Ability to communicate data findings powerfully, accurately, and succinctly.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis.
• Advanced spreadsheet and database skills (e.g., joins, pivot tables).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams.
• Subject-specific knowledge of datasets in areas like healthcare, business, demographics, or criminal justice.
• Traditional reporting skills.
• Experience reporting in response to major news cycles.
• Comfort with command-line tooling, version control, and other technical skills.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their families.
• Health and wellness programs.
• 401(k) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave.