Data Editor (Editorial)

The Globe and Mail; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian media company is seeking a full-time Data Editor to enhance business journalism through data insights. You'll work with a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your data analysis skills and a collaborative spirit to produce impactful stories across various platforms. The position encourages continuous learning in an inclusive environment and offers a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work environment

Generous vacation

Health and dental benefits

Education assistance

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience working on data-driven stories and projects in a newsroom, particularly with a business focus.
• Experience with acquiring and maintaining datasets of varying sizes.
• Experience visualizing data and understanding graphic representation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Gather, process, analyze and visualize data to support business journalism.
• Collaborate on data-driven stories and projects.
• Maintain tools assisting reporters and editors.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Collaboration

Data literacy

Education

Experience in data-driven journalism

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Python

R

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Company Overview

The Globe and Mail is a national icon and one of Canada's most recognized media brands. We proudly serve as a trusted destination for Canadians seeking the highest caliber of journalism, and we've garnered international acclaim for our data visualization, design, and creative storytelling.

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity by reflecting all Canadians in both the stories that we tell and the composition of our workforce. We are proud partners with organizations like Indigenous Works, Pride at Work, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and we are a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible work arrangements and support programs. We also invest in our employees' growth through training and mentorship opportunities, enabling you to expand your skills and embrace new challenges.

No matter your position at The Globe, you'll be an integral part of an organization dedicated to making a positive difference in Canada. Join us.

Position Overview

The Globe and Mail is looking for a full-time data editor focused on business journalism to join our digital storytelling team.

The successful candidate will be part of a growing team that uses data, code and multimedia to produce high-impact journalism for The Globe's audience across all platforms. The team is a multidisciplinary group of designers, developers, data journalists and visual editors. We work collaboratively across all aspects of The Globe's coverage, including long-term investigative projects, breaking news and immersive story formats. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of The Globe’s most ambitious work.

We are not prescriptive about tools and technology: editors on the digital storytelling team are journalists first and should be comfortable — and excited — about continually learning new skills and techniques in the service of telling the best story possible. We build on what we learn together as a team, and we value inclusive, accessible design and a supportive, collegial workplace.

Responsibilities

• Gather, process, analyze and visualize data to support daily and enterprise business journalism.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and visual journalists on data-driven stories and projects.
• Spot check data work done by other team members and journalists in the newsroom.
• Build and maintain tools that aid the work of reporters and editors in data reporting.
• Act as an ambassador for data literacy in journalism across the newsroom.

Qualifications

• Experience working on data-driven stories and projects in a newsroom, particularly with a business focus.
• Experience with acquiring and maintaining datasets of varying sizes.
• Experience with data analysis tools like Excel or Google Sheets and coding languages like Python or R.
• Experience visualizing data with a demonstrated understanding of best practices for graphic presentation of information in journalism.
• An ability to juggle multiple projects of varying deadlines and sizes.
• Additional qualifications that would be an asset in this role :
• Experience working with the Datawrapper API.
• Experience with database management best practices and relevant AWS services.
• Knowledgeable about available business-related datasets.
• Familiarity with data visualization libraries.

APPLICATION : Please include a cover letter with your resume.

SALARY : This position is classified as a Content Editor in Group C of the Editorial Collective Agreement.

Why Choose The Globe

The Globe’s mission is to deliver essential content – news, information, analysis and insights – for aspiring individuals and strong communities. The Globe is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace that upholds our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and accountability.

As Canada’s most respected media brand The Globe is dedicated to making a difference to Canada and you can make a difference by working with us.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
• Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
• Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
• Parental leave top-up
• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Defined Benefit pension plan
• Annual wellness subsidy
• On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
• Employee and family assistance program
• Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
• Education assistance for external training courses

Supporting Your Growth

• We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all employees, to enable everyone to reach their full potential. This commitment is embedded in our strategic plan and core values.
• There are lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers.
• We believe in mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning and have both formal and informal programs in place to encourage knowledge-sharing.
• We support continuing education and provide both internal and external opportunities for training and development.

Vaccination Policy

All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval. If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

The Globe and Mail is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We believe this strengthens our business and our journalism. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and physical ability. As required by the Federal Contractors Program, The Globe also tracks the proportion of staff in the four Employment Equity categories (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities) to ensure we are reflecting the areas in which we work.

The Globe and Mail offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / Editing

Industries

Newspaper Publishing

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