Data Reporter

About the role

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced, digitally proficient Economic Data Reporter to join our economics team. This role bridges the gap between deep-dive data analysis and real-time economic reporting.

Responsibilities

• Use programming languages and database tools to analyze large economic datasets, scrape websites, and automate data collection processes.
• Plan, organize, and publish coverage of key economic indicators, exercising sharp news judgment to identify breaking themes and market-moving trends.
• Write quickly and accurately under tight deadlines, distilling complex economic releases into clear, essential updates and comprehensive enterprise stories.
• Partner with reporters, editors, and visual journalists across various bureaus and regions to create compelling, data-driven visual stories.
• File state and federal public-records requests (FOIA) to obtain critical information, hold institutions accountable, and find exclusive angles on economic policy.
• Deploy real-time content-management tools and stay abreast of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to enhance our reporting capabilities.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years of experience working with data and economics/markets coverage in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• Strong skills in at least one programming language (e.g., Python or R) and database software (e.g., SQL), with the ability to analyze complex data using code.
• A deep familiarity with major economic data releases (such as GDP, CPI, and employment reports) and the capacity to quickly assess their impact.
• An exceptional sense of urgency and the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities calmly in a deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to explain highly complex economic concepts in plain written and visual language to a wide audience.
• A knack for visualizing data with charts. Familiarity with datawrapper is a plus.
• An intellectual curiosity, flexibility in changing or handing off tasks, and a strong sense of collaboration.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience working with data and economics/markets coverage in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• Strong skills in at least one programming language (e.g., Python or R) and database software (e.g., SQL), with the ability to analyze complex data using code.
• A deep familiarity with major economic data releases (such as GDP, CPI, and employment reports) and the capacity to quickly assess their impact.
• An exceptional sense of urgency and the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities calmly in a deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to explain highly complex economic concepts in plain written and visual language to a wide audience.
• A knack for visualizing data with charts. Familiarity with datawrapper is a plus.
• An intellectual curiosity, flexibility in changing or handing off tasks, and a strong sense of collaboration.
• Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts is a plus.

Skills

• Programming languages and database tools
• Data analysis
• News judgment
• Writing
• Visual storytelling
• Public records requests
• Real-time content management
• Emerging technologies
• Machine learning and AI concepts

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Pay

$120,000 - $140,000

Schedule

Full-time