Senior Data Journalist

Location: Remote / Flexible

Experience: Senior-level

Applicant requirements :
Must include your resume and a link (or links) to articles you've written in order to be considered. Regular content writers will not be considered for this job. Must be a legit data journalist.

You're the kind of journalist who sees a spreadsheet and starts asking questions. Why is this number increasing? Why is this city different? Why are younger consumers behaving differently from older generations? What changed in the last five years? And what might these patterns tell us about the larger economic and cultural forces shaping people's lives? Most importantly, you know how to turn those questions into stories people want to read.

Location: Remote / Flexible

Employment type: Contract, per article

Experience: Senior-level

Applicant requirements :
Must include your resume and a link (or links) to articles you've written in order to be considered. Regular content writers will not be considered for this job. Must be a legit data journalist.

You're the kind of journalist who sees a spreadsheet and starts asking questions. Why is this number increasing? Why is this city different? Why are younger consumers behaving differently from older generations? What changed in the last five years? And what might these patterns tell us about the larger economic and cultural forces shaping people's lives? Most importantly, you know how to turn those questions into stories people want to read.

We're looking for an experienced data journalist who can uncover compelling stories hidden in complex datasets and turn them into accessible, authoritative, and newsworthy content.

The ideal candidate combines the curiosity and storytelling instincts of a seasoned reporter with the analytical rigor of a researcher. You're comfortable working with large datasets, identifying meaningful trends, challenging assumptions, and explaining what the numbers reveal about people's lives.

You'll develop original research articles, data-driven rankings, trend analyses, and flagship reports that illuminate changes in consumer behavior, financial health, and the broader economy.

This is not a traditional content marketing role. We're looking for someone who thinks like a journalist, approaches data with healthy skepticism, and knows the difference between an interesting statistic and an important story. Oh, and one who has a solid portfolio of that kind of work.

• Examine proprietary and publicly available datasets to identify emerging trends, surprising findings, meaningful correlations, and changes over time.
• Develop original research questions and editorial hypotheses based on consumer behavior, economic conditions, and cultural trends.
• Identify opportunities to analyze data by geography, generation, demographic group, or historical period.
• Distinguish genuinely newsworthy findings from statistical noise, and investigate the factors that may explain them.

• Research, write, and develop authoritative articles, trend reports, rankings, and in-depth research features.
• Translate complex statistical findings into clear, engaging narratives for general consumer audiences.
• Create recurring editorial franchises such as annual "State of" reports, metro and state rankings, generational comparisons, and year-over-year trend studies.
• Incorporate credible external research, expert perspectives, and broader economic context to enrich proprietary findings.
• Develop clear headlines, key findings, executive summaries, and compelling narratives that make research accessible and shareable.

• Partner with data analysts, researchers, and subject matter experts to define research questions, request data cuts, and validate findings.
• Use spreadsheets and data analysis tools to explore datasets independently, test hypotheses, and uncover additional insights.
• Work with designers to identify opportunities for charts, maps, infographics, and other data visualizations.
• Document research methodologies, sources, assumptions, and limitations to ensure accuracy and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with the agency and client teams to maximize the reach and relevance of the research.

• Propose original research projects informed by current events, consumer interests, search behavior, and emerging trends.
• Build a…