Data Journalism Intern: Visuals, Analytics & Stories

Aboutus Ft; New York; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Financial Times is seeking passionate and motivated students for its US data journalism internship, based in the New York office. You will join a small interdisciplinary team working across data visualization, data analysis, and narrative features.

You'll be in the office at least three days a week, collaborate with colleagues in London and the US, and present your work to US leadership while gaining mentorship and hands-on experience in journalism and data storytelling.

Qualifications

• Some experience creating clear and engaging graphics (ie. Flourish, Datawrapper, ggplot2).
• Some experience analysing datasets in a journalism context.
• Strong writing and communication skills; experience reporting and writing news is an advantage.
• Familiarity with sources of US data, especially financial, economic and political data.
• Programming fluency, in a language of your choice, is an advantage.
• Specific knowledge of business, economics and financial markets is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Source, collect and clean data for news stories and other pieces.
• Create data graphics and perform analyses, often on deadline.
• Collaborate with US data team members, and our data colleagues in London, on larger projects.
• Work closely with beat reporters to conceive and create effective graphics.
• Pitch and produce original pieces for editors in New York and London.

Skills

Flourish

Datawrapper

ggplot2

Data analysis

Strong writing

US data sources

Programming fluency

Business/economics knowledge

Job description

The Financial Times is seeking passionate and motivated students for its US data journalism internship, based in the New York office. You will join a small interdisciplinary team working across data visualization, data analysis, and narrative features.

You'll be in the office at least three days a week, collaborate with colleagues in London and the US, and present your work to US leadership while gaining mentorship and hands-on experience in journalism and data storytelling.