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Hearst Magazines · 4 months ago

Data Reporter, Sports

4747 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, 77027, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

Hearst Magazines is represented by the Houston Chronicle, which is hiring a Sports Data Reporter to uncover how data shapes the business and culture of athletics. The role involves producing impactful data-focused journalism and collaborating with sports journalists to create audience-centered stories.

Media and EntertainmentPublishing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Produce data- and graphics-focused journalism centered on sports business topics, including NIL agreements, athlete contracts, revenue streams, attendance trends, and the economic impact of college and professional sports

Approach sports and business datasets with a healthy dose of skepticism, finding trends and stories that hold institutions accountable and provide readers with unique insights

Write and document reproducible, bulletproof code for data analysis

Collaborate with sports reporters and editors to craft audience-focused stories, pairing explanatory writing with compelling data visualizations

Support and further data literacy in the sports department and broader newsroom by sharing tools, methods, and leading data trainings

Qualification

Data analysisData visualizationPythonExcelGoogle SheetsGitGithubSelf-managementCuriosityCollaborationMentorship

Required

experience working collaboratively in a deadline-driven newsroom environment

self-manage and balance multiple projects at once, from quick-turn sports stories to deep enterprise projects

command of Excel and Google Sheets

comfortable using Python, R or similar tools to clean, analyze and present data

comfortable with data visualization tools such as Datawrapper or Adobe Illustrator/ai2html

working knowledge of Git and Github

desire and ability to keep learning new data skills on the job

Preferred

experience with mapping tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS

APIs and web scraping

navigating federal and Texas open-records laws related to higher education and athletics

Company

Hearst Magazines

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Hearst Magazines is a Media Production house.

Founded in 2006

West New York, New Jersey, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.hearst.com/magazines

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