Texas Data Journalist: Data-Driven Reporting

Thenewyorktimes; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Restricted stock

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times seeks a Data Journalist based in Texas to blend traditional reporting with data collection and analysis, reporting to the Data Editor in New York City.

You will lead collaborations with Times reporters across the Lone Star State, obtain and analyze datasets, and design rigorous methodologies to shed light on major storylines while upholding our commitment to independent journalism.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data journalism experience.
• Deep knowledge of Texas.
• Experience finding, requesting, cleaning and analyzing complex datasets.
• Ability to communicate data findings clearly and succinctly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data Journalism department's Texas-focused reporting collaborations
• Pitch and report data-driven stories that illuminate the day's news events
• Obtain and build datasets through records requests, web scraping, document parsing
• Develop understanding of datasets to mine them for reporting leads
• Be comfortable working on stories independently and in diverse teams
• Support and uphold journalistic independence and mission

Skills

Data journalism

Texas knowledge

Collaboration

Data storytelling

Tools

Python

R

Relational databases

Job description

The New York Times seeks a Data Journalist based in Texas to blend traditional reporting with data collection and analysis, reporting to the Data Editor in New York City.

You will lead collaborations with Times reporters across the Lone Star State, obtain and analyze datasets, and design rigorous methodologies to shed light on major storylines while upholding our commitment to independent journalism.