Dataphyte Nigeria is looking for an innovative data editor for it’s data journalism interventions and to edit a team of dedicated data reporters.
The successful candidate will ensure that Dataphyte tells stories that uphold the most rigorous standards and most innovative statistical and technical approaches. The data editor will help other journalists on and off the team scope, conceptualise stories and train other journalists to advance their skills in data journalism.
Candidates should be passionate about editing, training, and mentorship; and are energised by managing a team of dedicated data reporters.
Dataphyte Nigeria Limited, publisher of Dataphyte is a media, research and data analytics organisation with the mission to deploy data tools and technology for socio-economic development of Nigeria.
Closing date: Rolling
Requirements
- Candidates should have five or more years of experience in research, data analysis, and reporting stories from data.
- Knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis tools including Excel, R, SQL, Python
- Expertise in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other public records resources
- Experience and knowledge of web publishing and data visualisation
- Candidates with a robust portfolio of data-driven investigative projects and an understanding of the particular demands of sourcing various types of data will be preferred.
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