Data Journalist: Investigative Analytics for News

The Guardian; Greater London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks’ annual leave

Pension scheme

Volunteer days

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Cycle to work

Job summary

The Guardian is seeking a data journalist to collaborate on data projects across the newsroom in a full‑time, permanent NUJ contract. You will generate impactful data journalism, acquire and analyse datasets, and develop data-driven formats across headlines, explainers, in‑charts analyses and features.

You will work with reporters and editors to tell data stories clearly, employing rigorous methods and diverse perspectives to strengthen accountability journalism.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with data to generate strong news lines and rigorous analysis.
• Skilled in data sourcing, cleaning and analysis.
• Skilled with spreadsheet and database software. Excellent knowledge of Google Sheets or equivalent; R, Python or any other coding skills would be a plus
• Experience of synthesising, simplifying and presenting complex information in an appealing, clear and innovative way
• Understanding of the risks, limitations and possibilities of AI in journalism
• Knowledge of and interest in current affairs, domestically and internationally, politics, economics, science and culture – and understanding of data in these fields

Responsibilities

• Generate and develop story ideas and projects that use sophisticated and ground-breaking methodologies.
• Acquire, clean, and analyse datasets from multiple sources, often under significant time pressure
• Ability to conceptualise data news stories and news features across a range of formats, including written news, visual features social posts, video and newsletters
• Identify the best way of telling a story, being able to understand when a visual treatment is the right option and work with colleagues to conceptualise and plan visual projects
• Clearly communicate and collaborate with reporters, correspondents, visual journalists and editors across the newsroom on a range of data-focused stories.

Skills

Data journalism

Data sourcing

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Google Sheets

R

Python

SQL

Data storytelling

AI awareness

Diversity perspective

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Google Sheets

Job description

The Guardian is seeking a data journalist to collaborate on data projects across the newsroom in a full‑time, permanent NUJ contract. You will generate impactful data journalism, acquire and analyse datasets, and develop data-driven formats across headlines, explainers, in‑charts analyses and features.

You will work with reporters and editors to tell data stories clearly, employing rigorous methods and diverse perspectives to strengthen accountability journalism.