Description
BBC Verify is seeking a senior data journalist to join its team, based in Broadcasting House in London. This one-year fixed-term contract role covers the whole news agenda from domestic to international coverage.
The successful candidate will find and develop original news stories using data, support daily and investigative output, and collaborate with various teams across the BBC's newsroom.
Key responsibilities:
- Work on short-term graphic or data requests, live page posts, and longer-term projects and investigations
- Find simple and striking ways to explain and visualise data driving headlines
- Come up with original story ideas based on data and pitch them effectively
Essential criteria:
- Demonstrable experience in a specialist data journalism role
- Proven ability to develop news stories and interactives using software such as R or Python, spreadsheet software, Flourish, and GIS software
- Experience combining data from different sources
- Experience advising non-specialists on understanding and interpreting data
- Experience leading informal project teams
Desired criteria:
- Strong story pitching skills
- Writing skills
- Statistical knowledge
- Ability to spot opportunities and dangers of using AI
- Knowledge of data visualisation best practices
- Broadcast experience
- Ability to plan across multiple projects and daily requests
- Willingness to train others and share skills
The BBC offers a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym.