Data Journalist, ABC Owned Television Stations

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Job Posting Title: Data Journalist, ABC Owned Television Stations Req ID: 10008321 Job Description: Data Journalist, ABC Owned Television Stations As a Data Journalist for ABC Owned Television Stations, you will obtain and analyze data to develop high-impact, revelatory news stories, investigations and related content for WLS in Chicago and across all eight OTV stations in collaboration with a nationwide data team. Your data journalism will support investigations, as well as daily consumer and breaking news. You will regularly pitch and produce data-driven content for local, regional and national projects. This role requires practical data journalism experience and a proven record of breaking original data stories. It is based in Chicago, but is part of a team of data journalists based nationwide. Key Responsibilities: Identify, acquire and analyze data sets of potential interest to WLS and ABC OTV. Report revelatory news stories that serve our communities and hold local leaders accountable. Data journalists on the ABC OTV data team are not just gathering numbers to hand off to other reporters, but rather working with producers, reporters, investigators and others to get to the bottom of important stories. Collaborate with reporters and producers, across multiple newsrooms, to develop broadcast, streaming and digital content based in data, but supported by context and people-first storytelling. Be an advocate and resource for data journalism within WLS and across ABC OTV. Collaborate with videographers, editors, graphic artists and digital producers to bring data to life on television – and on all digital and emerging platforms. Basic Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years experience working in a local newsroom enviorvement Ability to write quickly and accurately and with an eye for brevity and clarity. Established competence with using Excel and advanced data analysis platforms and languages such as R or Python to develop news stories from data. Experience in coding and data visualization are an important plus. Ability to work collaboratively across newsrooms and disciplines. Self-starter able to work independently and to hone news judgment and story sense. Technical aptitude to learn new software skills, including programming and automation. Understanding of the importance of local accountability and solutions journalism. Detail-oriented in handling of large datasets, with a focus on accuracy and fairness. Up to date on developments, trends and tools in the data journalism space. Preferred Experience: Track record, documented by work samples, of delivering high-impact local journalism. Experience working in a local newsroom environment and passion for local journalism. An academic newsroom environment is acceptable, if it resulted in public-facing work. Experience working in a video or television news environment is a plus, but not required. We will consider experienced newspaper journalists for this position. Required Education: High School diploma or equivalent Preferred Education: Degree or equivalent work experience demonstrating data journalism proficiency. #OTVSMEDIA networksjobs Job Posting Segment: Networks (Non-DTC) Job Posting Primary Business: ABC Owned Television Stations Group (Non-DTC) Primary Job Posting Category: Production Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Chicago, IL, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: Date Posted: 2022-08-09-07:00