San Antonio Express-News ยท 5 hours ago
Data Reporter, Education
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid LevelThe San Antonio Express-News seeks a data reporter to produce high-impact data stories that help readers understand and explore how schools and other public institutions shape their daily lives. This role involves collaborating with reporters and editors to deliver data-driven journalism, focusing on education coverage and data visualization.
Media and EntertainmentNewsPublishing
Responsibilities
Write audience-focused stories and build data visualizations
Analyze, interpret and visualize large public datasets to produce compelling graphics- and data-driven stories
Collaborate with beat reporters and editors to identify opportunities where data can strengthen coverage
Help raise data literacy across the newsroom by documenting work, sharing methods and occasionally leading trainings
Write and document reproducible, bulletproof code for data analysis
Qualification
Required
Experience working collaboratively in a deadline-driven newsroom environment
Experience as a data journalist in a modern newsroom or similar environment
Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects concurrently
Command of Excel and Google Sheets
Comfort with Python, R or similar tools to clean, analyze and present data
Comfort with data visualization tools such as Datawrapper or Adobe Illustrator/ai2html
Working knowledge of Git and Github
Desire and ability to learn on the job
Preferred
Any experience with the following tools/systems is a plus: Mapping tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS
APIs and web-scraping tools
Federal and Texas open-records law
Company
San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News is a newspaper publishing company that provides news and information services to a community.
Founded in 1865
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Mark Medici
Publisher and CEO
Kate Weber
Chief Revenue Officer
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