The Role

Bloomberg is seeking a talented and motivated data journalist to create graphics on breaking news. The journalist will work closely with award-winning writers, editors, designers, analysts, and coders to create graphic stories under deadline.

The position is part of the Bloomberg Graphics team and will afford the opportunity to collaborate with other team members on the team's longer-term projects and to pitch their own ideas for projects as well.

Strong reporting, research, analytical, and time-management skills are critical. This data journalist will respond to news by quickly researching data, distilling it into insightful information, and creating static and interactive graphics. A passion for journalism, data, and design is essential, as is a solid understanding of digital tools, trends, and infrastructure.

Please include a link to your online portfolio in your resume. Your application will not be considered without a portfolio.

The Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in journalism or related discipline a plus
• 2+ years of experience working in journalism preferably for a digital property
• 2+ years of experience creating multimedia infographics
• Knowledge of data visualization and UI design
• Expertise in standard design tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Experience with D3, Javascript, HTML5, CSS
• Ability to work on multiple projects and manage priorities and deadlines

Pluses:

• Experience with QGis, ArcGIS, Topojson
• Experience with Three.JS, WebGL, PostGIS, and Data Wrangling
• Experience with statistical computing and graphics software

The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.