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The Baltimore Banner is a Pulitzer award-winning, nonprofit newsroom founded to bring high-quality local journalism to the Baltimore metro area. We are creating a vibrant, strong, trustworthy, and sustainable news organization, seeking to re-imagine the future of local news. Using a multi-platform news operation, covering a broad range of topics from local government to culture and the arts. We tell stories that reflect the community, connecting neighbors, holding government institutions accountable, and making sense of the world. All this work is grounded in truth. We believe we can contribute to a more vibrant, informed, and whole Baltimore, surrounding counties, and the state of Maryland.

We’re looking for a Data Editor who’s passionate about turning raw data into powerful journalism, engaging visualizations, and innovative digital storytelling. If you love collaborating across teams, experimenting with new tools, and shaping stories that make an impact, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the development and execution of impactful, data-driven stories and projects, collaborating with the visuals team, editors, and reporters
• Establish collaborative processes to support the newsroom with data analysis, visualization, interactives, and graphics
• Oversee and edit visual and data work for journalistic quality, accuracy, visual clarity, interaction design, and functionality
• Mentor and develop data journalists, visualizers, and developers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous growth
• Stay up to date on AI and how we can leverage it to improve or speed up our work
• Advocate for innovative data and digital storytelling in the newsroom and encourage greater levels of data literacy at The Banner
• Develop new data products that will serve Banner readers and help drive subscriptions and audience, collaborating with the product team when necessary
  
  

• 5+ years of experience producing ambitious, data-driven journalism, ideally in a leadership role
• Proven management skills or clear potential for leading and mentoring a team of talented journalists
• Strong editorial judgment and instincts for identifying compelling stories, along with the skills to bring them to life through data and visual storytelling
• Expertise in analyzing complex data sets, including geospatial data, using programming languages like Python and R
• Commitment to rigorous journalism, ensuring statistical significance and accuracy
• Excellent collaboration skills, especially with partners who may not have a technical background
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, maintaining high standards under deadline pressure
  
  

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
• Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
• Sick Leave eligible for rollover
• Commuter Benefits
• 11 Paid National Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Parental Leave
• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing
  
  

• Do what’s right.Honesty, morality, respect and the mission guide our actions and decisions. By doing the right thing, we inspire others to believe.
• Work together.We collaborate to create something special. Together we challenge assumptions, trust each other, take risks, and foster transparent and direct communication.
• Listen to be heard.Our stories are trustworthy. They are inspired by and created for our readers. Their story is our story. Communities are at the center of our journalism, and everything we do.
• Deliver impactful results.Acting as one accountable team and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we deliver bold and innovative results. We act fast, execute and learn. We celebrate great outcomes.
• Be inclusive.We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual and act by curating a culture that leverages diverse perspectives as the key to fulfilling our mission. The Banner is for all of us.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Online Audio and Video Media

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