Data Visuals Journalist

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Dental and Vision Insurance

Education benefits

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Family care benefits

Commuter transit program

Subscription discounts

Employee referral program

Job summary

MarketWatch is seeking a Data & Visuals Journalist to uncover stories in data and bring them to life through compelling visual journalism.

This role sits at the intersection of reporting, analysis and visual storytelling, requiring independence to identify compelling stories from data and develop original reporting rooted in data. Based in New York, with merit-based location flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data journalism, visual journalism, explanatory reporting or a related field.
• Strong reporting and news judgment skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data independently.
• Experience creating charts, graphics and other forms of visual storytelling.
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging journalism.
• Experience working with data-analysis and visualization tools.
• Curiosity, creativity and a strong sense of audience needs.
• Ability to work quickly and collaboratively in a fast-moving newsroom environment.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled research, analysis and visualization tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, report and produce original stories driven by data.
• Analyze economic, market, consumer and corporate datasets to uncover meaningful trends and insights.
• Create charts, graphics, visual explainers and data-driven storytelling experiences that help readers quickly understand complex topics.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors across MarketWatch coverage areas to strengthen enterprise, breaking-news and explanatory journalism.
• Develop recurring visual franchises and data-driven features that become signature elements of MarketWatch coverage.
• Contribute visual storytelling to major news events, live coverage and enterprise projects.
• Help identify opportunities where data and visual journalism can elevate reporting and reader understanding.
• Experiment with new storytelling formats, visualization techniques and AI-enabled reporting tools.
• Ensure all work meets the highest standards of accuracy, clarity and journalistic integrity.

Skills

Data journalism

Visual journalism

Explanatory reporting

Tools

Data-analysis tools

Visualization tools

Job description

About the Team

MarketWatch is seeking a Data & Visuals Journalist to uncover stories in data and bring them to life through compelling visual journalism.

About the Role

This role sits at the intersection of reporting, analysis and visual storytelling. The ideal candidate is as comfortable digging through datasets as they are creating charts, graphics and visual explainers that help readers understand what matters and why.

We are not looking for someone who simply visualizes data supplied by others. We are looking for a journalist who independently identifies compelling stories from the jobs report or a public filing or research report and uncovers trends and develops original reporting rooted in data.

The strongest candidates will bring curiosity, strong news instincts and a passion for helping readers better visualize money, markets and the economy.

This role is based in New York. Other locations will be considered based on merit.

You Will

• Identify, report and produce original stories driven by data.


• Analyze economic, market, consumer and corporate datasets to uncover meaningful trends and insights.


• Create charts, graphics, visual explainers and data-driven storytelling experiences that help readers quickly understand complex topics.


• Collaborate with reporters and editors across MarketWatch coverage areas to strengthen enterprise, breaking-news and explanatory journalism.


• Develop recurring visual franchises and data-driven features that become signature elements of MarketWatch coverage.


• Contribute visual storytelling to major news events, live coverage and enterprise projects.


• Help identify opportunities where data and visual journalism can elevate reporting and reader understanding.


• Experiment with new storytelling formats, visualization techniques and AI-enabled reporting tools.


• Ensure all work meets the highest standards of accuracy, clarity and journalistic integrity.

You Have

• 3+ years of experience in data journalism, visual journalism, explanatory reporting or a related field.


• Strong reporting and news judgment skills.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data independently.


• Experience creating charts, graphics and other forms of visual storytelling.


• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging journalism.


• Experience working with data-analysis and visualization tools.


• Curiosity, creativity and a strong sense of audience needs.


• Ability to work quickly and collaboratively in a fast-moving newsroom environment.


• Familiarity with AI-enabled research, analysis and visualization tools is a plus.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans


• Paid Time Off


• Retirement Plans


• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans


• Education Benefits


• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave


• Family Care Benefits


• Commuter Transit Program


• Subscription Discounts


• Employee Referral Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

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Business Area: Dow Jones - W&I - Barrons Newsroom

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status:

Union role

Base Pay Range: $100,000 - $120,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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