Data Journalist, Sustainable Views - 12 month FTC

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We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves and operate to their full potential. We are committed to removing barriers for everyone, with a focus on addressing those faced by underrepresented groups.

The role 

Sustainable Views, part of FT Specialist, is the leading publication for corporate sustainability experts covering policy and regulation related to environmental and social governance globally. 

We are looking for a Data Journalist to join the team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role offers the chance to join a growing editorial team and bring new value to readers in one of the most exciting beats in business journalism.

The successful applicant will be asked to identify unique stories sourced from publicly available and proprietary datasets, and tell these stories in an engaging way. You will cover stories such as changes to regulation related to climate change, environmental protection and restoration, sustainable finance and social issues for a business audience. Your writing should clearly communicate the importance of the story to less data-adept readers, and your use of visualisation should help to reinforce this.

You will engage with the wider editorial team, helping to drive adoption of industry-leading data storytelling techniques. In addition to working with publicly available datasets, you will also have access to internal datasets including our industry-leading repository of sustainable finance legislation.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the editor and journalists to identify emerging news trends in data, and datasets that shed further light on themes being identified by the wider editorial team
• Write unique stories based on trends identified in datasets
• Support the wider editorial team and be a champion for high-quality data and visual storytelling

Required skills and experience 

• Experience or training in data analysis and/or data journalism 
• Cleaning, functions & scraping from publicly available sources and ability to find the story beneath statistics using Excel and R coding; also experience of HTML & GitHub.
• Ability to relate data and statistics to the public interest, and communicate clearly to readers with varying levels of data literacy.
• Strong, accurate writing skills. 

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

Further information

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Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.

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