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About The Role
Barron’s is seeking an experienced Data Visualization and Graphics Editor to guide and develop data stories and graphics creatively across all platforms. The ideal candidate will be a journalist who can source, analyze and report on, both written and visual, compelling data stories related to the economy, the markets, and investing.
Candidates should have experience working in a newsroom and be able to pitch ideas for compelling, original visual stories off the news. They also should be able to work with editors and writers to bring out a visual idea for a prominent story or for the home page. As Barron’s ramps up its visual storytelling capabilities, this position will be integral in establishing how we tell large-format data-driven stories across multiple platforms.
Barron’s strongly values teamwork–so the ability to collaborate easily with other newsroom members, reporters, and editors is a must.
You Will
Business Area: Dow Jones - W&I - Barrons Newsroom
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status
Union role
Pay Range: $100,000 - $105,000
We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.
For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
Req ID: 50625
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
About The Role
Barron’s is seeking an experienced Data Visualization and Graphics Editor to guide and develop data stories and graphics creatively across all platforms. The ideal candidate will be a journalist who can source, analyze and report on, both written and visual, compelling data stories related to the economy, the markets, and investing.
Candidates should have experience working in a newsroom and be able to pitch ideas for compelling, original visual stories off the news. They also should be able to work with editors and writers to bring out a visual idea for a prominent story or for the home page. As Barron’s ramps up its visual storytelling capabilities, this position will be integral in establishing how we tell large-format data-driven stories across multiple platforms.
Barron’s strongly values teamwork–so the ability to collaborate easily with other newsroom members, reporters, and editors is a must.
You Will
- Have a proven track record of turning data into compelling stories.
- Be comfortable working with and sourcing a wide range of data sets–from financial, to investigative, to economic.
- Pitch data-driven stories and graphics as well as partner with other reporters and the homepage team to craft one-off graphics.
- Minimum of 5 years of data journalism experience in a newsroom.
- Strong portfolio of visually and editorially compelling graphics
- Comfortable working in Excel/Google Sheets
- Working knowledge of HTML/CSS
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
Business Area: Dow Jones - W&I - Barrons Newsroom
Job Category: Editorial/Journalism
Union Status
Union role
Pay Range: $100,000 - $105,000
We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.
For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
Req ID: 50625
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
Salary : $100,000 - $105,000