Data Viz Journalist: Spotlight Economic Trends

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Education Benefits

Parental Leave

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 blends reporting, analysis and visual storytelling, with independence to identify trends from public filings or datasets.

Based in New York, you will create charts and explainers, collaborate across desks, and develop recurring visual franchises that help readers understand money, markets and the economy.

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

News judgment

Data interpretation

Charts and graphics

Data-analysis tools

AI-enabled tools

Team collaboration

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

MarketWatch is seeking a Data & Visuals Journalist to uncover stories in data and bring them to life through compelling visual journalism. This role blends reporting, analysis and visual storytelling, with independence to identify trends from public filings or datasets.

Based in New York, you will create charts and explainers, collaborate across desks, and develop recurring visual franchises that help readers understand money, markets and the economy.