Remote Data Journalist

Summary

Join a pre-IPO startup as a Data Journalist to help position Jerry as a leader in data insights within the personal finance and automotive industries, crafting data-driven stories to capture media attention and drive coverage across key topics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications or related field
• 4+ years of experience in a real-time news service or online publication that covers finance, auto and/or the economy
• Passion for topics in automotive and/or personal finance such as car buying/selling, credit scores, driving habits or insurance and loans
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with data analysis and spotting newsworthy trends through data
• Proficiency with Excel, Python, and R or SQL
• Proficiency with Flourish or similar chart creation program, and at least one generative AI platform (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot)

Responsibilities

• Wrangle data from internal and external sources
• Analyze data, create data visualizations, and write and publish relevant stories
• Conduct data research and analysis to identify topics for consumer consumption
• Bring newsroom-based data journalism experience and expertise to the team
• Identify topics and opportunities based on analysis of data that are relevant to news media and consumers
• Conceptualize, outline, and draft newsworthy articles or studies on a broad spectrum of topics including automotive, driving, insurance and personal finance
• Partner with our editorial/video content, growth marketing, data, product, partnerships and SEO teams to identify data journalism opportunities
• Act as spokesperson for media opportunities about the stories you write secured by our communications team
• Train supporting talent to identify angles, data sources and trends and enhance writing