Visualization Reporter - Contract

Description

Bloomberg Businessweek is seeking a freelance visualization reporter to work with its Businessweek Graphics team in New York City or Washington, D.C.

Requirements

• Collaborate with editors, reporters and art directors to create data visualizations for the monthly print publication and for daily Businessweek-branded content published on Bloomberg.com.
• Create charts, maps and visual narratives that share the same thoughtful reporting, insightful perspective and sophisticated design that are the hallmarks of Businessweek.
• Have opportunities to pitch your own ideas for graphics and collaborate with other members of the Bloomberg Graphics team to execute them.
• Have a strong sense of visual design, layout, typography and user experience and familiarity with design software such as Adobe Illustrator and Figma.
• Experience reporting on varied deadlines and crafting visual narratives with data.
• Experience with data reporting, e.g. the ability to source, collect, manage, munge, explore and analyse data from various sources and formats using R, Python or other programmatic methods.
• Experience with Adobe Indesign is encouraged.
• Experience with cartography software such as QGIS and/or mapshaper is encouraged.
• Experience with front-end web development using modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript and rendering graphics in the browser.

Qualifications

• Exceptional curiosity, data prowess and design sensibilities to create informative maps, charts and other graphics.
• Work efficiently on a wide range of graphics under a variety of deadlines.
• Possess interest in topics core to Bloomberg News coverage — including finance, markets, economics and government policy, among others — and an eagerness to develop subject-matter expertise in these areas.

Skills

• Strong sense of visual design, layout, typography and user experience and familiarity with design software such as Adobe Illustrator and Figma.
• Experience reporting on varied deadlines and crafting visual narratives with data.
• Experience with data reporting, e.g. the ability to source, collect, manage, munge, explore and analyse data from various sources and formats using R, Python or other programmatic methods.
• Experience with Adobe Indesign is encouraged.
• Experience with cartography software such as QGIS and/or mapshaper is encouraged.
• Experience with front-end web development using modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript and rendering graphics in the browser.

Benefits

• The Company offers one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offers a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others.

Pay

Salary Range = 45 - 50 USD Hourly

Schedule

In-office work four days / week is required.