Data Journalist / Audience Analyst (F/T Contract, remote)

The Chronicle of Philanthropy • Washington, DC

12d • Remote

About The Position

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hiring a Data Journalist & Audience Analyst for a newly created, combined role supporting its editorial and audience departments. The position brings dedicated data expertise in-house, helping editors uncover stories in data while maintaining dashboards and audience database strategy that inform broader organizational decisions. The successful candidate will combine newsroom instincts and technical skills with the ability to make data accessible to colleagues and readers.

This is a full-time position limited to a one-year term. Continuation beyond the term depends on organizational needs and available funding. The position is fully remote and open to candidates anywhere in the United States.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in data journalism, news analytics, or a closely related role at a news or media organization.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language, Python or R.
• Hands-on experience querying large datasets in BigQuery or a similar cloud data warehouse.
• Experience with Google Analytics and Google Looker Studio (Data Studio).
• Demonstrated ability to produce data visualizations or graphics for a news audience.
• Strong storytelling instincts and ability to identify an angle and communicate it clearly.
• Ability to explain data and analytical findings to non-technical colleagues and readers.
• Self-starter who takes ownership of projects and moves work forward without heavy direction.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with editorial, audience, and business teams.
• Strong ability to manage and balance competing priorities under deadline pressure.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Flourish, Datawrapper, or similar.
• Familiarity with audience or subscriber database platforms and CRM systems.
• Background in audience development, subscriber analytics, or database marketing.
• Prior experience in a newsroom, media organization, or nonprofit.
• Experience with mapping, FOIA requests, or investigative data techniques.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve Data Studio dashboards that provide teams with real-time visibility into key metrics.
• Ensure reporting consistency and data accuracy across internal tools and platforms.
• Own the ongoing health and evolution of performance reporting infrastructure.
• Perform ad-hoc queries and analysis from the BigQuery database to support editorial, audience, and business requests.
• Support business initiatives and subscriber analysis in collaboration with the marketing team.
• Report and produce data-driven stories, including data visualizations and graphics for publication.
• Pull, clean, and analyze datasets to surface newsworthy findings for the editorial team.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors on data needs for investigative and enterprise projects.
• Develop repeatable processes for sourcing, vetting, and working with public and proprietary datasets.

Benefits

• Fully remote work, open to candidates anywhere in the United States.
• Opportunity to shape a data journalism function from the ground up.
• Collaborative, mission-driven newsroom environment where the work reaches real audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed