We’re hiring a senior data journalist

Come and work with us on The Economist’s new Graphic Detail print section

The Economist has always distinguished itself for numeracy and analytical rigour. Our data-journalism team complements our traditional reporting with original quantitative research. We deploy cutting-edge statistical methods to ask and answer important, relevant questions about politics, economics and society, and are looking to hire a senior data journalist. If you would like to work in Central London at the intersection of data science, journalism and computational social science and share your research with The Economist’s influential global audience, please get in touch at the email address below.

Job description

  • Regularly research and write articles for the Graphic Detail section of our print newspaper, in close collaboration with our data-visualisation department
  • Edit the Graphic Detail page when necessary, including supervision of data journalists’ statistical research, editing their articles and approving the visualisation
  • Contribute quantitatively-driven articles to all other sections of the newspaper, both in print and online

Essential skills

  • Fluency in the R (preferred) or Python programming languages for statistical analysis with large datasets
  • Extensive experience with modelling statistical relationships and predictive analytics, using both regression-based and machine-learning methods
  • Familiarity with research designs, quantitative methods and foundational academic literature in econometrics and political science
  • Keen interest in and knowledge of geopolitics, economics and current affairs
  • Ability to summarise technical research for a mass audience in concise, stylish prose

Required background

  • 5-10 years of experience in data journalism, academic social science or corporate data science

Please apply with CV, portfolio and salary expectations by June 30th to Dan Rosenheck (Data Editor) and Alex Selby-Boothroyd (Head of Data Journalism) at: [email protected]

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.