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Data Reporter, Texas

The New York Times· Reporting
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Hybrid (Texas)$113.3k - $150kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Texas-based data journalist role focusing on data-driven reporting collaborations within the Texas region, combining traditional reporting with data analysis and datasets expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Data Journalism department's Texas-focused reporting collaborations
  • Pitch and report data-driven stories that illuminate the day's news events, explain difficult concepts and investigate wrongdoing
  • Obtain and build datasets through records requests, web scraping, document parsing and shoe-leather approaches
  • Develop an understanding of these datasets, enabling you to mine them for reporting leads, meaningful insights, and newsworthy findings
  • Be comfortable working on stories both independently and in diverse teams
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
  • You will report to the Data Editor

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of data journalism experience
  • Deep knowledge of Texas
  • Experience finding, requesting, cleaning and analyzing complex datasets
  • Ability to communicate data findings powerfully, accurately, and succinctly
  • Proficiency working with data in Python and/or R, spreadsheets, and relational databases

Skills

Required:Data analysisPython or RData collection

Benefits

  • Variable pay such as annual bonus and restricted stock (depends on role)
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • company-matching 401(k) plan
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • paid vacation
  • paid sick days
  • paid parental leave
  • tuition reimbursement and professional development programs
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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