Editorial Data Reporting Intern

Reed Technology • Washington, DC

12d • Remote

About The Position

As an Editorial Data Reporting Intern, you will contribute to original, data-driven journalism that helps readers better understand trends and developments across the legal system. During this 10-week internship, you will work closely with Law360’s data team, editors, and reporters to research, analyze, and present data in clear and compelling ways. This role offers hands-on experience producing enterprise reporting in a collaborative newsroom environment. By the end of the internship, you will produce a data-driven feature story for publication on our site.

Requirements

• Be a recent graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in data journalism, communications, or a related field of study.
• Experience working with and incorporating data into news or feature stories (academic, internship, or personal projects).
• Demonstrate the ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data from diverse sources, including public records.
• Experience cleaning and organizing complex or messy datasets.
• Possess working knowledge of data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Python, and/or R.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a strong narrative and visual storytelling ability.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with editors and reporters.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates must submit a resume and a sample of a published data project they have worked on, including either a link to a portfolio or website (including GitHub) or relevant academic or personal projects to be included on their resume or cover letter.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop at least one original, data-focused enterprise story for publication during the internship.
• Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, insights, and support ongoing editorial projects.
• Contribute to data gathering, cleaning, and interpretation from multiple sources, including public records.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors to integrate data into news and feature stories and shape story ideas.
• Support the creation of data visualizations for stories and special projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern