News Assistant, Data
Core
Support data journalism teams by managing election and weather data, verifying figures, and assisting reporters with research and fact-checking.
Role type
Junior data support specialist (elections and weather)
Builds
Election night data products, weather data visualizations, and audience engagement reports
Domain
Media / Data Journalism
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Google Sheets, data entry, fact-checking, research, phone communication, project documentation, metrics monitoring
Preferred skills
Interest in elections or weather, coding languages, expert spreadsheet skills, multitasking
Responsibilities
Assist with data entry for poll collection pages, Fact-checking and verifying figures in stories and charts, Calling county officials to verify election data, Monitoring audience metrics for the weather team, Managing audience accounts and proofreading tasks, Keeping project documentation and boards up-to-date
