Graphics/Multimedia Editor, Elections Data Developer (Election Analytics)
Core
Build and maintain data pipelines, observability tools, and test data for election night statistical models and graphics at The New York Times.
Role type
Senior data developer (election analytics)
Builds
Election night statistical models (Needle), polls, and interactive graphics for news coverage
Domain
Journalism / Election data analytics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
R, Python, large dataset management, cloud computing (GCP/AWS), data pipeline development, observability tooling, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
ETL pipeline development, orchestration tooling, Google BigQuery, OLAP databases, productionized app development
Technologies
R, Python, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Google BigQuery
Responsibilities
Create test data for election-night mathematical models and live graphics; Build and improve pipelines for ingesting, processing, and displaying large data sets; Build and maintain observability tools for the model; Work with stakeholders to understand data needs and schema requirements; Develop and maintain libraries in R that form the basis of apps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC