Deputy Data Editor

Deputy Data Editor Austin and San Antonio

Join the Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-Newsas a deputy data editor to help grow our subscriber audiences in the fast growing Central Texas region.

As the Deputy Data Editor for The Austin American-Statesman and the San Antonio Express-News you will play a pivotal leadership role in one of the most ambitious data journalism teams in Texas. The Texas data team supports high-impact high-converting work across Houston San Antonio and Austin producing stories visualizations and data products that serve readers across markets and drive subscriptions.

The Deputy Data Editor will serve as the day-to-day leader for the The Austin American-Statesman and the San Antonio Express-News data team managing reporters overseeing project execution and building consistent short- and medium-term programming that keeps subscribers engaged week-to-week and month-to-month. This role reports to the Data Editor and works closely with newsroom editors reporters and audience producers to deliver ambitious audience-driven work.

• Manage and coach Austin and San Antonio-based data reporters providing daily editing feedback and direction.

• Lead project planning and coordination for data stories and collaborations.

• Coordinate with beat editors to identify data opportunities that serve reader interests and strategic newsroom priorities.

• Plan and deliver consistent quick-turn and medium-term data programs (e.g. recurring coverage of compensation property taxes housing) that publish on predictable schedules and drive subscriber engagement and retention.

• Share responsibility for story and code editing with the data editor to ensure accuracy visual clarity and impact.

• Oversee small ask projects and newsroom data requests that support daily and enterprise coverage.

• Lead newsroom data literacy efforts including documentation training sessions and coaching reporters and editors to use data effectively.

• Collaborate with counterparts in Houston to share learnings tools and approaches that strengthen data journalism across markets.

• Has at least 57 years of experience in data journalism with proven skills in editing analysis and visualization.

• Has 2 years of newsroom management or team leadership experience (or equivalent mentoring/editing experience).

• Excels at managing and developing reporters to strengthen both technical and storytelling capabilities.

• Is highly organized and skilled at balancing short-term newsroom needs with medium- and long-term projects.

• Brings strong technical literacy in data acquisition cleaning analysis and visualization tools (e.g. R Python SQL Excel Datawrapper Flourish or D3).

• Is a collaborative editor who builds strong relationships across beats and markets.

• Understands how to create predictable recurring data programs that sustain reader engagement and subscriber growth.

• Communicates clearly and proactively with editors developers and audience teams.

• Thrives in a dynamic cross-market environment and is motivated by collaboration and impact.

TheAustin American-Statesman ()has been the leading source of news and information for Central Texas since 1871 serving a dynamic and fast-growing region anchored by the capital city of Texas. Austin is known for its vibrant tech industry rich cultural heritage influential government institutionsand creative spirit. Since its acquisition byHearstin 2025 the award-winning Statesman continues to operate with editorial independence while benefiting from Hearsts expansive journalistic and technological resources.

The Express-News is the third-largest daily newspaper in Texas and the only daily in San Antonio. It serves a metro area of 2.5 million people. By one name or another it traces its roots back to 1865. Over the past three years the paper has reorganized to focus on digital journalism and substantially increased the audience for its subscriber website .

The Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News are a division of Hearst Newspapers (HNP).

With 2500 employees across the nation HNP represents a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications including the San Francisco Chronicle Houston Chronicle and Albany Times Union marketing services businesses and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories growing newsrooms diversifying tools evolving platforms to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions take action and be inspired.

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