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Fellow, Election Analytics

The New York Times· Reporting
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$82.4kfellowshipPosted 6d ago

About the role

Elections analytics fellow contributing to The New York Times’ data-driven coverage of American elections. Works with an interdisciplinary team to produce polls, forecasts, and election-related storytelling; role tailored to candidate’s background in writing, development, statistics, or data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute original analyses of polls, voter registration trends and recent election results for articles or graphics
  • Increase the team’s understanding of elections through data collection, scraping, statistical analysis and reporting
  • Participate in training and social programs designed for the fellowship
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom
  • 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

Qualifications

  • No more than five years of full-time, professional journalism experience, excluding internships
  • A deep and demonstrated understanding of American elections
  • Experience working with data
  • Expertise in at least one of the team’s focus areas: Data-driven reporting; Statistics (models in R or Python); Development (proficiency in R or Python, cloud computing, productionized web applications)

Skills

Required:Data analysis
Nice to have:Statistical modelingDevelopment (R/Python)

Benefits

  • For roles in the U.S., eligible for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, F.S.A.s, company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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