Senior Data Visualization Reporter

What The Senior Data Visualization Reporter Will Do

• Write code to find (python), analyze (python/R) and visualize (react/d3.js) large datasets.
• Report data-driven articles and develop news apps for HoustonChronicle.com.
• (ask about our interactives rig!) Collaborate with newsroom reporters to produce unique, high-impact journalism.
• Assist the data editor in editing data team and other teams analysis, graphics and stories.
• Work with the data editor to develop newsroom trainings to further data literacy across the newsroom.
• Take ownership of finding new, innovative ways to visualize data and tell stories.

What It Will Take To Be Successful

• Experience in a modern newsroom or a related work environment.
• Leadership experience.
• Ability to work with multiple, large datasets, preferably using Python, R or similar coding languages.
• Web development or data visualization experience, preferably using React, Svelte or similar component-based frameworks.
• Mapping and GIS skills, preferably using QGIS and MapLibre.
• Knowledge of current multimedia storytelling techniques and a desire to explore new, non-traditional story formats, specifically as it pertains to visualizing data and how systems work.
• Strong news judgment, creativity and meticulousness.
• A dedication to organization and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Ability to meet deadlines on short, medium and some longer-turn projects.
• Attention to detail in analysis and visual presentations, specifically as it pertains to current best practices.
• A strong desire to collaborate with all newsroom teams to produce the best journalism possible.