Data Journalist – Visual Storytelling

• Develop visual approaches to stories together with the editorial team—from the initial idea through to implementation
• Identify which aspects of a topic are suitable for visualization
• Analyze and structure data to uncover insights that can be developed into stories
• Conceptualize and produce infographics for print
• Create data-driven visualizations for the website
• Implement interactive or scroll-based formats where appropriate
• Contribute original topic and visualization ideas
• Establish standards and workflows for visual storytelling within the editorial team
• Work closely with editors to translate research, data, and complex relationships into clear visualizations

Demonstrates expertise in data journalism and visual storytelling, with a strong ability to analyze and structure data for compelling visualizations. Proficient in using visualization tools and collaborating effectively with editorial teams to create engaging infographics and interactive formats.

Requirements

• Experience in data journalism, visual storytelling, or infographic design
• A strong sense of journalistic relevance and narrative structure
• The ability to communicate complex content clearly and visuallyExperience working with data, including analysis, structuring, and interpretation
• Proficiency with common visualization tools, such as Datawrapper, Flourish, and Illustrator
• Initial experience with interactive formats, such as simple web visualizations, is desirable
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with editors as equals and develop ideas together
• Basic knowledge of JavaScript or web technologies is a plus
• Work samples, ideally submitted with the application

Core Competencies

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Journalism
• Visual Storytelling
• Infographic Design
• Data Analysis
• Datawrapper

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Data Analysis
• Data Structuring
• Data Interpretation
• Infographic Design
• Visual Storytelling
• Interactive Formats
• JavaScript
• Web Technologies

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Journalistic Relevance
• Narrative Structure
• Visualization Standards
• Editorial Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

• Datawrapper
• Flourish
• Illustrator