We’re hiring an interactive visual journalist

The Economist has been publishing journalism on paper since 1843. Today, though, our readers are as likely to see our work online as to read it in print. We are updating our techniques to match. Our data-journalism team brings together journalists, visualisers and programmers to produce visually ambitious stories, charts, and maps for our newspaper and our website.

Job description

We are looking for an early-career interactive journalist to join our London-based data team to help ensure our digital journalism looks great, works perfectly on every device and can handle millions of users. Our new colleague will help us design and build data-rich and multimedia articles with Svelte and D3.js. Above all, they will make sure our interactives are clear, well-designed, and convey a story to our readers. They’ll help us do everything from forecasting elections and conveying the course of the war in Ukraine to exploring African ruins and tracking trends in popular music .

The ideal candidate will have a portfolio that demonstrates strong design and typography skills. They should have a good eye for detail and a keen interest in global politics and current affairs, and experience working with and understanding data.

Duration

• Permanent, full-time staff position

Location

• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and be based there or willing to relocate

Essential skills

• Digital design principles
• Typography
• D3.js
• JavaScript/HTML/CSS
• Experience in data analysis and information design

Desired skills

• UX/UI design
• Svelte (or another similar framework like React, Vue, etc)
• A statistical programming tool such as R or Python/pandas
• Adobe Illustrator, Sketch and/or Figma
• QGIS (or other GIS software)
• WebGL (ThreeJS, regl)

We do not expect candidates to have all of these skills. By all means, apply if you only have one or two of them. But we do insist on a good understanding of design, data literacy and high competence in JavaScript and D3.js—without these skills, you won’t be able to do the job.

Compensation

• Salary range from £38,000 to £53,000, depending on candidate’s experience and skill level plus benefits

Please apply with a CV, links to relevant previous work and salary expectations by August 27th 2022 to 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.