Senior Manager, Data Visualization

Job Description

CNBC is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Visualization to lead the next evolution of visual storytelling for CNBC.com. This role will shape how we use data to explain the most important stories in business, markets, technology, economics, and policy—turning complexity into clarity for a global audience.

You’ll lead a team of visual journalists who create high-impact charts, graphics, and interactive experiences that elevate our journalism and deepen audience understanding.

In addition to setting strategy and guiding the team, you’ll actively design and produce ambitious data visualizations—ranging from rapid-turn charts embedded in breaking news to immersive visual explainers and interactive features.

You’ll collaborate closely with reporters and editors to identify data-driven opportunities, ensuring visual storytelling is embedded across daily coverage and marquee projects. The ideal candidate combines journalistic instincts, strong design sensibility, and technical fluency in current visualization tools and web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to elevate CNBC journalism through visual storytelling by collaborating closely with reporters, editors, product and engineering teams
• Build and manage a team of data visualization journalists
• Translate complex datasets into clear, engaging visuals for a broad audience
• Lead efforts for real-time or dynamic visualizations (markets, policy, economic data)
• Work with the digital managers to establish standards for chart design and editorial integrity
• Establish workflows for quick-turn charts and graphics in daily coverage
• Build a library of reusable visual templates and components
• Build interactive visual explainers using scroll-based storytelling, animations, and multimedia elements
• Develop dynamic visualizations for breaking news, enterprise stories, and special projects

Qualifications

• 7+years creating data visualization, information graphics or visual journalism for a news publication, including 3 years of experience leading a team
• A strong portfolio of visual storytelling and interactive projects
• Mastery in tools such as Datawrapper, Flourish, Tableau, Illustrator, Figma or D3-based tools.
• Proven experience building interactive graphics or web experiences using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, including visualization frameworks such as Svelte and D3.js.
• Deep understanding of data analysis and storytelling with data
• Strong news judgment and storytelling instincts
• Ability to translate complex topics into accessible visual explanations

Additional Requirements

Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through careers.versantmedia.com to be considered. Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.