Data Reporter - AI & Storytelling

About the role

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve. NJ.com readers have a strong appetite for journalism that uses data to explain their lives. They want to know how their schools compare, what a storm means for their neighborhood, how much their property taxes have increased and what public records reveal about the places they live. NJ.com is hiring a data-focused Reporter who can use AI tools to turn public records, live data and smart analysis into reporting readers can act on. The job is equal parts reporting and building: finding the story inside a data set, verifying it, and getting it in front of readers in the form of stories, interactive maps, and lookup tools that readers can explore. We’re seeking a journalist who moves fast and adapts faster. AI tools are changing what one reporter can do in a