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Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | Germany

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Job description

Investigative Data Reporter - New York

Bloomberg News is looking for a creative self-starter who can use data to help make our investigative journalism authoritative, surprising and indispensable. This position will work hand-in-hand with highly skilled reporters across the globe to produce topflight enterprise and investigative stories. Experience in investigative reporting is preferred; dazzling talent, strategic thinking and a robust work ethic are required.

WE'LL TRUST YOU TO:

• Conceive and execute data-driven investigative reporting projects with creative approaches
• Ferret out datasets and develop methodologies that elevate stories and trigger impact
• Find innovative ways to gather data from difficult or uncooperative sources
• Collaborate with a growing, sophisticated team of dataviz journalists to produce sharp graphics and powerful interactive experiences
• Leverage Bloomberg's vast, exclusive array of financial and economic data to produce stories others cannot
• Lend targeted firepower to the biggest running news stories of the day
• Help review code and methodology on I-team journalists' data work
• Share data-journalism tips, strategies and knowledge freely with colleagues across Bloomberg News

YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE:

• Ability to import and clean large data sets
• Ability to write clearly about complex topics
• Familiarity with intermediate statistics
• Proven proficiency with database managers such as MySQL and/or PostgreSQL and fluency in structured query language (SQL)
• Programming experience in Python or R
• Working knowledge of Github, including familiarity with cloning a project, pushing/merging content to an existing repository, and using Git commands the command line
• At least three years of experience in investigative journalism, with story clips demonstrating a high level of ambition and ownership
• Proven track record of executing complex, multi-part investigative projects

In your application, please attach a PDF with links to your three most impactful stories as well as descriptions of your roles in those stories.

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