Multimedia Editor

The Election Analytics team produces flagship, standard-setting elections coverage, including the live, election night statistical model known as the Needle and The New York Times/Siena Poll. The department is looking to hire an experienced data developer to contribute to data creation, management and architecture across our products.

You will have a central role in creating and cleaning these data sources for use in our products, helping knit together data from different sections of the team to build our understanding of what may happen on election night throughout the year, and ensuring we have proper observability into how data is being used.

Responsibilities

Create test data for the election-night mathematical model and for live election-night Graphics

Build and improve pipelines for ingesting, processing, and displaying large data sets, precinct data or absentee files

Build and maintain observability tools for the model that allow for fast debugging on election night and clear monitoring of precinct data entering the model

Work with stakeholders to understand the data needs and schema requirements

Develop and maintain libraries in R that form the basis of our apps

Balance engineering principles with the need to move at the speed of news

Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

You will report to the Director of Election Analytics

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of relevant experience

Familiarity working with large datasets and with best practices in data management

Experience working with data-oriented programming languages, such as R or Python

Experience working with cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services

Experience working collaboratively with people of different skills and backgrounds

Willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed to support coverage of elections and polls

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with election data

Experience developing ETL pipelines, working with orchestration tooling, and ensuring reliability and observability

Experience with Google BigQuery or other OLAP databases

Experience building productionized apps

Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

The annual base pay range for this role is between: $113,945.85 — $155,000 USD.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.

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