We’re hiring a data visualisation designer

The Economist has featured charts and maps for over 150 years. With around 100,000 under our belt, we’re looking for a full-time data visualisation designer to help us make some more. You’ll work closely with fellow designers and journalists to illuminate stories on the whole range of topics we cover: from finance to football and from chickens to China.

Our data-journalism team produces all of the charts, maps and diagrams for the web, our apps and the print newspaper—including our award-winning Graphic Detail section. If you’d like to join us at our Central London office and help illustrate our data on the page, please get in touch at the email address below.

Essential skills

• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. Experience with other Adobe products, especially Photoshop and InDesign, is a considerable advantage
• Strong design skills including typography, layout and data presentation
• The ability to find stories in data and turn them into compelling data visualisations
• Experience working to tight deadlines and the ability to keep calm under pressure
• Literacy, numeracy and data-gathering skills
• Attention to detail
• The ability and desire to collaborate
• A keen interest in global politics and current affairs

Highly desirable

• Programming skills relating to data analysis, preferably R or Python
• Knowledge of GIS mapping software
• A working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Please apply with CV, portfolio and salary expectations by May 31st to Alex Selby-Boothroyd (Head of Data Journalism) at: [email protected]

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.