Data Reporter, Real Estate & Compensation

Data Reporter, Real Estate & Compensation

Job Description

The Houston Chronicle is hiring a Data Reporter who thrives on finding and telling stories with data in a fast-paced, audience-centered newsroom. In this role, you will be joining the Hearst Texas Data Team, a collaborative group of journalist-programmers who partner with peers at the Austin American-Statesman, San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle and Hearst DevHub to produce impactful data-focused reporting. You will have the opportunity to pursue a mix of quick-turnaround stories on a variety of topics, and you will receive training and mentorship working alongside award-winning data and beat reporters. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce data- and graphics-focused journalism that’s centered on topics including compensation, real estate and demographics, in collaboration with other members of the Texas Hearst Data Team and the Houston Chronicle.
• Approach datasets with a healthy dose of skepticism and find trends and stories in the numbers.
• Write and document reproducible, bulletproof code for data analysis. 
• Write audience-focused stories and build data visualizations.
• Support and further data literacy in the newsroom by leading data trainings

Qualifications:

• Experience working collaboratively in a deadline-driven newsroom environment. 
• Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects at the same time.
• Command of Excel and Google Sheets. 
• Is comfortable using Python, R or similar tools to clean, analyze and present data.
• Comfort with data visualization tools such as Datawrapper or Adobe Illustrator/ai2html.
• Working knowledge of Git and Github.
• Desire and ability to learn on the job.
• Any experience with the following tools/systems is a plus: 
  • Mapping tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS. 
  • APIs and web-scraping tools.
  • Federal and Texas open-records law. 

Additional Requirements and Information 

This role is based in the Houston Chronicle newsroom.

To be considered you must submit all required documents in PDF format: 

• One-page résumé.
• One additional page that includes: three work/character references including titles, email addresses and phone numbers, and links to at least three digital work samples.

About the Houston Chronicle:

The Houston Chronicle, recognized for its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, serves its 2.3 million residents with content and marketing solutions across two of Houston’s largest websites — HoustonChronicle.com and Chron.com, along with our magazine, television and newspaper brands.  Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston.  All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community we’ve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate. 

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.  

Be a part of something bigger – your headline awaits.

Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at hnpemployment@hearst.com.  Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.

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