We're hiring
We’re looking for a full-time data journalist to join our studio and help us create stunning data visualizations and digital projects.
The role
This role is special. And so are you. Most people see themselves as either a data person or a words person. You’re both. You love discovering stories in data. You’re a writer but you know data too, as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are writing headlines. You’re not a designer, but you’ve plotted data and created charts. You have a creative mind that’s excited by data visualization and storytelling. You’re inquisitive about the world in general.
As one of our data journalists, you’ll be working within the editorial team. But you’ll be collaborating with and learning from everyone here – our designers, developers and researchers – to help us deliver brilliant projects for our clients.
You could be writing sharp tweets or short articles. You could be researching data stories on a subject like gender inequality or COVID-19. You could be cleaning datasets for others to analyse. You could be helping to sketch out ideas for visualizations and brainstorming creative concepts. You could be writing a longform narrative or penning a headline that explains a chart.
You don’t need to be the finished product – this may be your first job or your second – but you do need to have talent, skills and a powerful passion to learn. We’ll help you grow.
The right candidate will:
- Using technology – definitely spreadsheets, maybe also R or Python – to analyse and explore data
- Writing – from social media to chart annotations to longer-form stories
- Researching both simple and complex subjects across any domain (from environment, health and science to sport, culture and gender)
- Working in a creative team
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Skills and qualities we’re after
- Excellent digital/computer literacy
- Good communication and writing skills
- A strong interest in data viz and design
- Perhaps a data-related, analytical or editorial qualification (e.g. data science, economics or journalism)
- London-based and legally able to work in the UK
Details
- Training budget for courses, lectures and workshops
- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- 26 days holiday with an option to buy more
- Studio socials and trips
- Cycle to work scheme
Apply
To apply, send your CV and covering letter to data-journalist@beyondwordsstudio.com.
Closing date: 23 July 2021
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Diversity and inclusion are important to us and we are committed to making long-term meaningful change. A diverse workforce makes us better able to innovate, be creative, be better problem solvers and provide an inclusive environment for everyone.
About Beyond Words Studio
Beyond Words is one of the world’s most forward-thinking data visualization studios. We’re passionate about helping people understand data by creating compelling stories and data visualizations.
Based in East London, we’re a multi-disciplinary team of designers, journalists, analysts and developers. We create data-driven visual stories and experiences exploring vital topics as varied as health, technology and culture. We do this for world-changing clients such as the World Health Organization, Netflix, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Visa and the World Bank.