Senior Data Journalist

* Work with proprietary, public and third-party data sources, ensuring accuracy, transparency and sound methodology.
* Communicate clearly with outside stakeholders, including agency and brand representatives, to explain data collection, methodology and findings as needed.
* Clearly explain findings and methodology to newsroom colleagues and readers.
* Minimum of five years of experience in data-driven journalism, including reporting, analysis and storytelling.
* Demonstrated ability to analyze datasets and surface meaningful, newsworthy insights and trends.
* Strong reporting instincts and editorial judgment, with close attention to accuracy, transparency and methodology.
* Experience building clear, accurate charts, tables and other data presentations for editorial use.
* Ability to manage complex data projects independently from start to finish.
* Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to clearly explain findings and methodology to colleagues, readers and outside sources.
* Experience modernizing or managing recurring editorial products, rankings or benchmark reports.
* Comfort working with large, intricate or proprietary datasets.
* Familiarity with data visualization tools and/or automation workflows.
* Experience covering or working in advertising, media, marketing or technology.
** Environmental Demands*
* * Employees who live within a reasonable commute distance from a Crain office are expected to work on-site 3 days per week.
Employees may be exposed to adverse environmental conditions, specifically during field work. Other typical job functions are performed under conditions such as those found in general office work.

** Physical Demands
** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of many Crain jobs and are subject to change. Physical activities will include frequent in-person or virtual interactions. Must have close visual acuity to perform an activity, such as preparing and analyzing reports and information, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, or extensive reading.

** Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
** The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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A “remote” role would allow an employee to work from a home office that is in one of the states Crain does business in. We can only employ a remote / "work from home" employee if they reside in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NY, NC, OH, OR, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and Washington, DC.A

“hybrid” role would be a mix of in-office and remote work. There may be a specified schedule for coming into the office or it could be at the discretion of the employee with the manager’s approval, subject to change.

Many positions will also include work done in “the field.” Depending on the role, this may include conducting in-person interviews, attending…