Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LexisNexis Risk Solutions is part of RELX Inc., providing critical information and analytics. The Editorial Data Reporting Intern will contribute to data-driven journalism by researching and analyzing data to produce compelling stories for publication.
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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- This position is not eligible for benefits.
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