Data Journalism Intern: Craft Data-Driven News & Graphics

Financial Times; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buddy mentor

In-office 3 days a week

Job summary

The Financial Times, a leading global business news organisation, invites passionate students to join its US data journalism internship team. You will work with a small, interdisciplinary group across the paper—on data visualization, data analysis, news writing, and narrative features, all rooted in quantitative reporting.

This paid internship runs June 7, 2027 to Aug 13, 2027, at $22 per hour for 40 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Experience creating graphics for data journalism.
• Experience analysing datasets in journalism context.
• Strong writing and communication skills applicable to newsroom work.
• Familiarity with US financial, economic and political data sources.
• Programming knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source, collect and clean data for stories.
• Create data graphics and analyses under deadline.
• Collaborate with US data team and London colleagues on projects.
• Work with beat reporters to craft effective graphics.
• Pitch and produce original pieces for editors in New York and London.

Skills

Data visuals

Data journalism

Strong writing

US data sources

Programming

Business/economics knowledge

Tools

Flourish

Datawrapper

ggplot2

Job description

The Financial Times, a leading global business news organisation, invites passionate students to join its US data journalism internship team. You will work with a small, interdisciplinary group across the paper—on data visualization, data analysis, news writing, and narrative features, all rooted in quantitative reporting.

This paid internship runs June 7, 2027 to Aug 13, 2027, at $22 per hour for 40 hours a week.