Data Graphics Fellow (August 2026)

Business Insider•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Business Insider is hiring a data graphics fellow to join our Creative team to support our newsroom’s visuals. Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day. The Business Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This role requires you to work for 40 hours a week and can be fully remote or based out of our New York City office.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
Experience with JavaScript/d3, HTML/CSS, and GitHub
Familiarity with tools like Datawrapper, Flourish, and Figma
Attention to detail, with strong typography, layout, and color skills
Understanding of data visualization best practices
A mobile-first mentality
Familiarity with accessibility standards and practices
A passion for journalism
A desire to tell unique stories through visuals
A deep curiosity about data and data visualization
The ability to work under a deadline and juggle multiple projects at a time
Confidence as a designer with the ability to pitch and defend work
Openness to receiving and giving feedback and critiques
Excellent communication skills with teammates and senior editors
A desire to expand and develop skills outside their expertise or comfort zone
A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
Familiarity with digital and social media
The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
Proofreading and copyediting skills
A belief in Business Insider’s mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Svelte or similar frameworks

Responsibilities

Juggle multiple projects at once, ranging from quick-hit news stories to long-term, ambitious interactive packages.
Produce clear, compelling maps, charts, infographics, and tables using tools such as Datawrapper and Illustrator.
Build larger-scale, custom interactive graphics and story formats with Svelte and d3.
Create scroll-driven stories and experiences, custom minisites, and data-driven features built from large datasets.
Collaborate with journalists and designers in a fast-moving newsroom environment.
Pitch and develop your own ideas.
Elevate our most enterprising journalism.