Data Journalist

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Sky Full time

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

Sky News is looking for a Data Journalist to join our pioneering Data & Forensics team. It’s a dynamic and exciting role that puts you at the heart of the biggest stories, using cutting edge data skills and eye-catching story-telling techniques. You’ll bring extra value, insight and analysis to Sky’s award-winning journalism and use your specialist knowledge to help our audiences understand our uncertain world.

The Data and Forensics team is a multi-skilled unit dedicated to providing transparent journalism from Sky News. We gather, analyse and visualise data to tell data-driven stories. We combine traditional reporting skills with advanced analysis of satellite images, social media and other open-source information. Through multimedia storytelling we aim to better explain the world while also showing how our journalism is done.

**What you’ll do**:

- _Find, clean and analyse data to produce stories for Sky’s digital and broadcast platforms._
- _Examine and report on published data to identify new stories or provide context, analysis and news lines on the biggest stories of the day._
- _Pitch, develop and deliver original data-driven investigations and come up with innovative ways to present them._
- _Work independently or alongside designers and developers to create compelling visualisations and interactives._
- _Negotiate with public officials, businesses and academics for data and open records and gather information via Freedom of Information requests._
- _Lead the way in explaining data journalism to our audiences._

**What you’ll bring**:

- _Passion, drive and a can-do approach_
- _The ability to visualise complex ideas in a clear, accurate and creative ways._
- _A good understanding of statistics and statistical analysis._
- _A good understanding of how to visualise data, using tools like Flourish, Datawrapper, QGIS or d3._
- _Proficiency at writing detailed and accessible articles presenting data analysis._
- _Strong journalistic judgment and editorial values._
- _Understanding of Excel and Google Sheets is essential._
- _A knowledge of programming language for data analysis, such as R, Python or SQL is preferred._
- _Knowledge of web development programming languages like HTML/CSS and JavaScript is an advantage._

Sky News is a world-class news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to story-telling. Our aim is to be the best and most trusted place for news, reflecting the diversity of our audience. Made by people who dare to challenge. Made for people who want clarity in an uncertain world.

**The rewards**:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about **#LifeAtSky**. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

**How you’ll work**:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

**Inclusion**:
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

Why wait?

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

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