Data Journalist — Ignites & BoardIQ

Aboutus Ft; New York (NY); Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401k and company match

Parental leave

Gym membership

Job summary

Financial Times is recruiting a Data Journalist for its FT Specialist data journalism team. You will source, clean and analyse datasets to uncover exclusive stories on mutual funds and ETFs, and craft engaging visualisations that accompany reporting.

Working within a six-person Data Visualization team, you will collaborate with reporters and editors across Ignites and BoardIQ, reporting to the Managing Editor of Data Visualization.

Qualifications

• Professional journalism or reporting experience required.
• Ability to source, clean and analyse datasets for storytelling.
• Experience communicating data findings to diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong collaboration across reporters, editors and visuals teams.
• Interest in developing technical skills in Python, R and data viz.

Responsibilities

• Develop original, data-driven stories about mutual funds and ETFs and boards.
• Source, collect, clean and analyse structured and unstructured data.
• Build charts, graphics and interactive visuals to enhance storytelling.
• Identify trends and opportunities for exclusive reporting.
• Deliver long-term analytic projects and quick-turn reports on events.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and visual journalists across Ignites and BoardIQ.
• Support colleagues in applying data journalism techniques and interpreting data.
• Use public records, databases, APIs and web scraping for reporting opportunities.
• Ensure reporting meets accuracy and transparency standards.
• Contribute to developing data journalism capabilities across FT Specialist.

Skills

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Journalism experience

Public records/sources

Research communication

Data visualization

Python

R

Tools

Python

R

Data viz tools

Databases

Job description

Financial Times is recruiting a Data Journalist for its FT Specialist data journalism team. You will source, clean and analyse datasets to uncover exclusive stories on mutual funds and ETFs, and craft engaging visualisations that accompany reporting.

Working within a six-person Data Visualization team, you will collaborate with reporters and editors across Ignites and BoardIQ, reporting to the Managing Editor of Data Visualization.