Lead Visual Data Journalist & Interactive Graphics

News UK; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Bikes for Work

HarperCollins books discount 60%

Maternity/Paternity leave

Job summary

News UK is seeking an expert Data Journalist on a 6‑month fixed term contract to lead high‑impact visual reporting across online platforms. You will combine sharp news judgment with coding skills to build dynamic interactives, from daily quizzes to map‑led features.

You will own projects from data analysis to front‑end execution, collaborating with senior editors and the Core Tech team.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to identify data‑driven story ideas for fast‑paced newsrooms.
• Strong coding skills to build interactive visuals from data.
• Experience translating complex datasets into engaging, accessible outputs.

Responsibilities

• Pitch, design, code, and deploy interactive features and data visualisations.
• Collaborate with editors and tech teams to turn data into lead visual stories.
• Analyse datasets to extract compelling leads and headline‑worthy angles.
• Design scalable data models and maintain data pipelines for live feeds.
• Pitch data‑driven stories and deliver rapid visual assets under tight deadlines.
• Front‑end work: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks.
• Wrangle data with Python or R for cleaning and structuring large datasets.
• Ensure responsive design and accessibility across devices.

Skills

Data journalism

JavaScript

Python

R

SQL

Geospatial analysis

Front‑end development

Tools

D3.js

Leaflet/Mapbox

React

Svelte

Job description

News UK is seeking an expert Data Journalist on a 6‑month fixed term contract to lead high‑impact visual reporting across online platforms. You will combine sharp news judgment with coding skills to build dynamic interactives, from daily quizzes to map‑led features.

You will own projects from data analysis to front‑end execution, collaborating with senior editors and the Core Tech team.