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About the Role

The Daily Mail seeks a Senior Data Journalist for its Deep Dive team in London. This role involves producing data-led stories and interactive tools, working from ideation to publication on diverse topics. The position operates in an AI-assisted environment where AI aids processes, but human oversight is crucial for final output.

Responsibilities

• Produce "must-read" data-led stories and interactive tools.
• Work with the Data Editor and Deep Dive colleagues on projects from ideation to publication.
• Cover everyday topics such as health, personal finance, weather, and crime.
• Engage in news-led data coverage for events like the World Cup and election results.
• Build and maintain personalized data pages and interactives for evergreen and trending news.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including designers, developers, and writers.
• Develop reusable, verifiable algorithms for interactive storytelling.
• Find, scrape, FOI, or build datasets for flagship data stories.
• Ensure all statistics are accurate and adhere to editorial standards.
• Structure, write, and debug analysis, even with AI-assisted research.
• Prototype and implement compelling tools, visual stories, and graphics in collaboration with design and development teams.
• Partner with the wider newsroom and liaise with specialists.
• Champion work across the newsroom.

Requirements

• Significant practical experience in data journalism or a related field (quantitative academic research, data communications, data analytics).
• Experience in a national newsroom is ideal.
• A track record of owning projects from start to finish.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams (designers, developers, writers, editors, post-production).
• Strong data wrangling skills in Python (or R) and Excel.
• Sound data verification judgment, transparency, and adherence to internal processes and style guides.
• In-depth understanding of data visualization and UX principles.
• Familiarity with modern data visualization tools.
• A portfolio of trusted data sources is desirable.
• Cartography, spatial analysis, and demonstrable QGIS or equivalent are a bonus.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues is desirable.
• Reviewing others' methodology is desirable.
• Confidence on camera and an interest in presenting short-form video are desirable but not essential.
• A nose for news.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Ability to operate under pressure.
• Self-motivated, curious, adaptable, and full of ideas.

Skills

• Data journalism
• Quantitative academic research
• Data communications
• Data analytics
• Python
• R
• Excel
• Data verification
• Data visualization
• UX principles
• Modern data visualization tools
• Cartography
• Spatial analysis
• QGIS
• Writing
• Project management
• AI-assisted research

Location

• Derry Street, Kensington, London

Work Type

• Full Time
• Permanent
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Senior

About the Company

• The Daily Mail is looking for a Senior Data Journalist to join their award-winning Deep Dive team.
• Deep Dive is a global digital-first department that covers data, graphics, interactive development and visual storytelling.
• The team is fun, independent and collaborative, with a startup spirit and a go-getter attitude.
• They strive to make data journalism understood and seriously popular.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture.
• We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
• We are Disability Confident Committed.
• Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
• Any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.