Data Journalist - Financial Analysis & Reporting

About the Role

Infopro Digital is seeking a Data Journalist to join its Risk.net brand, a leading source of in-depth news and analysis on risk management, financial markets, and regulation. As a Data Journalist remote, you will uncover newsworthy stories hidden in financial data and transform them into clear, authoritative articles that help readers understand market trends and performance.

What You'll Do

• Write insightful articles based on publicly available financial and regulatory data.
• Analyze datasets from banks, funds, and other financial institutions to identify newsworthy developments.
• Create charts and visualizations that help readers quickly grasp key findings.
• Identify emerging trends in financial risk, markets, and regulation.
• Collaborate with other journalists on stories and investigations.
• Ensure accuracy and adherence to house style in all published content.
• Develop new areas of coverage and identify new datasets.
• Uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity.

Requirements

• At least two years of journalism experience, ideally in finance or markets.
• Familiarity with banking, financial markets, or financial regulation.
• Strong news judgment and ability to identify compelling stories.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce engaging journalism under deadlines.
• Confidence working with spreadsheets and analyzing numerical data.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Infogram) is a plus.
• Attention to detail and strong fact-checking skills.
• A self-starter mentality with a collaborative approach.

Nice to Have

• Experience with programming languages for data analysis (e.g., Python, R).
• Previous experience in investigative journalism.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to cover significant developments in financial markets.
• Work alongside expert journalists and develop unique data skills.
• Collaborative team environment with around 30 journalists and editors.
• Chance to build expertise in specialized areas of financial journalism.
• Hybrid working model for better work-life balance.