Remote Data Journalist & Audience Analytics

The Chronicle of Philanthropy; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle of Philanthropy seeks a Data Journalist & Audience Analyst to uncover stories in data, build dashboards, and support editorial and business teams with analytics.

The role blends data journalism with audience analytics, requiring newsroom instincts, technical skills, and the ability to explain findings to non-technical colleagues. This is a 1-year term, full-time, remote within the United States.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in data journalism, newsroom analytics, or similar.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python or R.
• Experience querying large datasets in BigQuery or similar.
• Experience with Google Analytics and Looker Studio.
• Ability to create data visualizations for a news audience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Data Studio dashboards for real-time metrics.
• Query BigQuery to support editorial, audience, and business needs.
• Produce data-driven stories with visuals for publication.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors on data needs.
• Develop processes for sourcing and vetting datasets.
• Support subscriber analysis and audience initiatives with marketing.

Skills

SQL

Python or R

BigQuery

Looker Studio

Data visualization

Storytelling

Cross-functional

Communication

Tools

BigQuery

Google Analytics

Looker Studio/Data Studio

Tableau

Flourish

Datawrapper

Job description

The Chronicle of Philanthropy seeks a Data Journalist & Audience Analyst to uncover stories in data, build dashboards, and support editorial and business teams with analytics.

The role blends data journalism with audience analytics, requiring newsroom instincts, technical skills, and the ability to explain findings to non-technical colleagues. This is a 1-year term, full-time, remote within the United States.