Data Editor

Position: Full Time/Permanent

Location: Derry Street, HSK, London, W8 5HY

 

 

About the Role

The Daily Mail is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Data Editor to join our award-winning newsroom in London. As part of our global Deep Dive department, you will be responsible for producing "must-read" utilities for our millions of engaged readers.

Working collaboratively across the newsroom, you will focus on the biggest global talking points, from climate change and the cost-of-living crisis to the latest shifts in the digital world and breaking international news.

 

 

Main Responsibilities

Data hunting & analysis

You will track down, scrape, and compile unique datasets to find the "Mail" angle on trending news stories and themes.

 

Content creation

You will produce punchy copy and ensure every stat is bulletproof, adhering strictly to the Daily Mail’s editorial standards and stylebook.

 

Visual storytelling

Beyond raw data, you will work with our unrivalled design and development team to create compelling tools and visuals.

 

Collaboration

You will partner with the wider newsroom, liaising with specialists and the wider Deep Dive team.

 

 

Person Specification

• Previous journalism experience, ideally 7+ years in a national newsroom
• Be self-motivated, brimming with innovative ideas and passionate for news
• Excellent writing skills, ability to operate under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a global team
• Understanding of how to use data analysis tools (R/Python or SQL, as well as Excel/Sheets)
• Familiarity with web development languages (HTML/CSS and JavaScript)
• Competent data visualisation skills (Flourish/QGIS)

 

 

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 3% Company contribution.
• Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 3x your basic salary.
• DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
• Our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted dining cards

Plus many other benefits….

About Daily Mail

Daily Mail is an award-winning, multi-platform newsbrand reaching more than 33 million print and online readers each month. The world-famous Mail offers a unique blend of breaking news, agenda-setting exclusives, showbiz, Femail, health, sport and lifestyle stories across print, digital, video, audio and social channels.

Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats delivers highly engaging, trusted Daily Mail content to millions of loyal and new audiences. Daily Mail is the largest news publisher on TikTok with more than 21 million total followers and more than 29 billion views in the past year. A trailblazing global phenomenon, Daily Mail is part of dmg media.

 

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that
any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process