Investigative Data Reporter & Visual Storyteller

Bloomberg BNA; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg Industry Group seeks a Data Reporter to turn raw data into compelling investigative stories. You will search for, acquire, and analyze data across legal, financial, and government topics, producing data-driven reports with impact.

Collaborate with reporters, editors, and our creative team; use R or Python for analysis and JavaScript (D3/Svelte) for visualization to bring data to readers.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and reporting skills; able to present data-driven stories clearly.
• Strong statistics understanding and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of federal/state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.
• Experience cleaning and analyzing multiple datasets.
• Familiarity with Python or R.
• Strong JS visualization skills (D3/Svelte).
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related experience.
• 5+ years of journalism experience, esp. federal/regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Search for, acquire and analyze data to tell breaking and longer-term stories with impact.
• Explore new technologies and methods for storytelling in investigative journalism.

Skills

Writing and reporting

Statistics understanding

Data analysis

JavaScript (D3/Svelte)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent experience

Tools

D3

Svelte

Python

R

Job description

Bloomberg Industry Group seeks a Data Reporter to turn raw data into compelling investigative stories. You will search for, acquire, and analyze data across legal, financial, and government topics, producing data-driven reports with impact.

Collaborate with reporters, editors, and our creative team; use R or Python for analysis and JavaScript (D3/Svelte) for visualization to bring data to readers.