Graphics Reporter
Graphics Reporter
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$ 115000 - 135000
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Job Description:
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced Graphics Reporter to produce visual stories and drive innovative storytelling for digital audiences.
You will work on both fast-turnaround and longer-term news and enterprise projects that span a number of coverage areas such as markets finance business politics technology health and science.
You will bring your own strong ideas and work with other visual journalists editors and reporters to create information-rich news graphics in a variety of formats that might include data visualizations cartography 3D and illustration. Were looking for someone who is endlessly curious and comfortable in a role at the intersection of journalism design and technology.
You will be based in our New York office and will report to one of our visual editors.
To apply please submit a resume cover letter and examples of your work.
You will:
Identify and pitch opportunities for graphics on news topics that are editorial priorities or timely off-the-news stories.
Report research and create visual stories that might be original pitches assigned by an editor or collaborations with other reporters.
Create smart approaches for visual stories across WSJ platforms and external platforms.
Help review and provide feedback on other visual stories that are created in the department.
Help reporters and editors learn new skills that will contribute to their visual storytelling.
Work quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines.
You have:
Prior experience in a newsroom or equivalent experience.
Excellent visual skills including demonstrable design knowledge such as layout typography color and interaction design.
Strong experience with Adobe tools and ai2html.
Strong experience with D3 React Svelte and/or other modern web technologies.
Good knowledge of responsive design the technical nuances of the digital landscape and best practices for building stories for mobile devices.
Strong ability in data analysis and associated tools such as R Python Excel or SQL.
At least one or two specialties that might include design 3D animation or data visualization.
A creative vision and willingness to share and collaborate on new ideas.
The initiative to take on and learn new skills.
Business Area:
Dow Jones - News - WSJJob Category:
Editorial/JournalismUnion Status:
Union rolePay Range: $115000 - $135000We 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.Pay-for-performance 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..Employment Type
Full-Time
