Senior Data Journalist
Senior Data Journalist
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$ 145000 - 165000
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Job Description:
The Wall Street Journals Data Team is seeking a creative data journalist with a strong background in causal inference economics political science or quantitative social sciences with a particular emphasis on explaining realworld phenomena. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of how to leverage data to uncover causal relationships a natural and wideranging curiosity about how the world works and the ability to identify clever and revealing natural experiments.
You will:
Develop and implement statistical and causal inference models to analyze and interpret complex datasets focusing on uncovering relationships and patterns that explain realworld events.
Collaborate with journalists to uncover datadriven stories.
Conduct rigorous methodology assessments to determine the validity and reliability of data and evangelize statistical rigor across the newsroom.
Balance theoretical knowledge with practical application and communicate findings clearly and effectively to nontechnical audiences.
You have:
Previous experience in journalism or working with media organizations is a plus but not required.
5 years of postgraduate experience in data science.
An MS with research experience or PhD in data science statistics economics quantitative social sciences or a related fieldor equivalent documented experience.
A strong theoretical foundation in areas such as statistical modeling or causal inference coupled with a practical approach to data analysis.
Proficiency in statistical software and programming languages (e.g. R Python SQL) and their use in large datasets with advanced statistical techniques such as regression analysis machine learning and causal modeling. Familiarity with modern data visualization tools would be helpful.
Excellent problemsolving skills and ability to think critically and creatively with a demonstrated ability to translate complex data findings into engaging and understandable narratives.
To apply:
Please include a brief example (no more than 200 words) demonstrating how you would use data to produce a journalistic story.
This could be a short outline of an actual investigation youve conducted or a hypothetical scenario using publicly available data.
Explain what data youd analyze how youd identify a newsworthy angle and how youd present the findings to a general audience.
Focus on storytelling and clarity not just technical methods
Deadline is December 20.
Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
Dow Jones News WSJJob Category:
Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business IntelligenceUnion Status:
Union rolePay Range: $145000 $165000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Payforperformance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
