Data Reporter - Property Tax

Hearst
Houston, TX
Job Description
The Hearst Texas Data Team is seeking a data reporter to produce impactful data stories related to public services in Harris County. The role involves analyzing, visualizing, and building scalable data pipelines to cover a range of topics. Candidates will collaborate with writers, editors, and data engineers to deliver data-driven journalism.

Requirements

  • A minimum of three years working in data journalism or a similar role combining journalism and programming.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or R.
  • Comfortable working with large, complex datasets in newsroom environments.
  • Experience building APIs and backend applications.
  • Experience working with data visualization tools such as Datawrapper or Adobe Illustrator/ai2html.
  • Strong news judgement.
  • Understanding of version control and collaborative development workflows.

Benefits

  • Training
  • Mentorship
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