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17 April 2014updated 28 Jun 2021 4:45am

Job vacancy: Staff writer, Progressive Media data project

Progressive Media, the parent company of the New Statesman, is launching a spin-off website using data to tell stories. We're looking for a staff writer.

By Helen Lewis

 

Staff writer, Progressive Media Data Project

 

Progressive Media, the parent company of the New Statesman, is launching a spin-off website. 

We are looking for a staff writer for the project who can find stories in proprietary data and bring them to life for our readers. This role would suit a recent graduate or someone looking for their first or second job in journalism.

The right candidate will be:

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THANK YOU

  • Highly numerate and not afraid of statistics
  • Able to write clear, concise and engaging copy
  • Interested in exploring and explaining how things work
  • Comfortable with the idea of using data visualisation tools

Experience using web content management systems is preferred but not essential.

Content from our partners
Resolving the crisis in children’s dentistry
Planetary perspectives: how data can transform disaster response and preparation
How measurement can help turn businesses’ sustainability goals into action

This role will be online-only, and will not involve writing for the New Statesman magazine or about Westminster politics.

If you are interested in applying, please send an email to helen@newstatesman.co.uk with the subject line “Data project – application”. Please include a covering letter detailing:

  1. A brief biography with any relevant experience, or a fuller CV if you prefer (as a PDF or Word document)
  2. 250 words on what data-driven stories you have enjoyed recently, and how the statistics and text elements worked together

Please do not include any other attachments (eg cuttings); everything should be in the body text of your email.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 6 May. The role is a paid full-time position based in our office in Blackfriars, reporting to the project’s editor, Jonn Elledge. Salary dependent on experience.