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Interactive Journalist
NBC Universal
New York, NY, United States
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Interactive Journalist - NBC News Digital
About Us
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Responsibilities
Are you a coder, a data viz enthusiast and an all-around visual storytellers? NBC News Digital is seeking a talented Interactive Journalist to bring stories to life across all digital platforms.
This is a job at the forefront of journalism’s digital future and the ideal candidate is creative, innovative and agile, with a passion for the intersection of visual journalism and technology.
Job Duties
Working with a team of editors, reporters and digital journalists across all format, you will create compelling digital experience, including data visualizations, maps, information graphics, dynamic interactive features and rich cross-format multimedia packages.
The candidate must be able to handle projects from start to finish from breaking news to long-term packages. They should be experienced in visualizing information in compelling ways and write clean and efficient code.
The candidate will have superior design and technical skills, expertise working as a front end developer and a track record of conceptualizing and implementing creative digital projects. Other responsibilities include templates, code libraries and widgets.
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
5+ years UI/UX experiences in digital media
5+ years in news
Experience in modern Web technologies (HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript and JQuery, d3 and additional visualization libraries)
Experience in Adobe Creative Suite
Experience in digital design theories including but not limited to typography, responsive web design and color theory
Ability to execute creative plans, wireframes, navigation flows, and style guides.
Strong research and reporting background
Additional Job Requirements
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
Must be willing to work in New York
Willingness to work on weekends and through breaking news events
Desired Qualifications
Degree or equivalent experience
Familiarity working with APIs
Audio and video skills a plus
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Team player with excellent collaborative skills
Ability to work on deadline and under pressure on multiple projects
Excellent knowledge of data tools such as spreadsheets and databases